Hacker News with Generative AI: Cars

How did they make cars fall apart in old movies (2017) (stackexchange.com)
A staple of old Buster Keaton/Laurel and Hardy films is the car that falls completely apart, either when closing one of the doors or even when driving, like so:

Filmmaking, Comedy, History, Cars

279 points by mgsouth 5 days ago | 102 comments

You Don't Need a Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume (2019) (thedrive.com)
The most popular vehicles in America may be the greatest examples of overcompensation ever invented.

Cars, Lifestyle, Opinion

10 points by tobr 9 days ago | 15 comments

1972 Mercedes-Benz 600 Kompressor [video] (youtube.com)

Cars, Vintage Cars, Mercedes-Benz

74 points by doener 15 days ago | 22 comments

The Headlight Brightness Wars (theringer.com)
The crusade against bright headlights has picked up speed in recent years, in large part due to a couple of Reddit nerds. Could they know what’s best for the auto industry better than the auto industry itself?

Cars, Technology, Reddit, Culture

165 points by throw0101b 32 days ago | 197 comments

You Can Buy a Car on Amazon Now (wired.com)
The next time you see a Hyundai online, you may just be able to hit Add to Cart.

E-commerce, Amazon, Cars

11 points by marban 39 days ago | 5 comments

Jaguar Introduces Type 00 (jaguar.com)
Jaguar has a radical new design language.

Cars, Design, Jaguar

15 points by jiwidi 46 days ago | 21 comments

Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks (theconversation.com)
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws.

Privacy, Cars, Technology, Australia, Surveillance

64 points by PaulHoule 47 days ago | 22 comments

First Geared CVT [video] (youtube.com)

Cars, Engineering, Technology, Videos

8 points by dsego 47 days ago | 3 comments

What does this button do? – My new car has a mysterious and undocumented switch (koenvh.nl)
Last week I bought a car. After twelve years of service, my old trusty Peugeot 107 in blue has had its best. Expensive repairs were coming at some point, and I did not feel like waiting around for them to come.

Cars, User Experience, Technology

712 points by Koenvh 49 days ago | 509 comments

In the Rockets' Red Glare: The past and future of hot-rodding in America (harpers.org)
Remy and I had our private commentaries, always on alert for little ironies and epiphanies, as we seized on the richer details of what I just described to you as a dreamworld but isn’t. It is real, and we didn’t entirely stumble upon it. Because who, among Americans, would not have at least heard of drag racing? Would not be able to conjure some image, no matter how vague, of what it is?

American Culture, Cars, History

62 points by delichon 50 days ago | 69 comments

Every Hands-Free Driving System Available in 2024 (caranddriver.com)
We profile all of the Level 3 and hands-free Level 2 driving systems on the market today. Don't take your hands off the wheel without reading this.

Autonomous Driving, Technology, Cars, Reviews

8 points by luu 53 days ago | 9 comments

Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks (techxplore.com)
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet-connected cars in Australia. It's yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws.

Privacy, Cars, Technology, Australia, Regulation

9 points by mdp2021 59 days ago | 1 comments

How do cars do in out-of-sample crash testing? (2020) (danluu.com)
While having car crash test results is obviously better than not having them, the results themselves don't tell us what happens when we get into an accident that doesn't exactly match a benchmark.

Cars, Safety, Testing, Statistics

86 points by surprisetalk 62 days ago | 172 comments

$8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating (jalopnik.com)
There aren’t any new models available under $20,000 in the for American car buyers anymore, but emerging auto markets like India have plenty of cheap cars to go around. One of these budget cars just proved that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to be safe.

Cars, India, Safety, Crash Testing

309 points by rntn 66 days ago | 318 comments

Trends in Cars that Could be Affecting Toyota's Legendary Reliability (topspeed.com)

Cars, Toyota, Reliability, Trends

13 points by prmph 70 days ago | 11 comments

Since the '60s, Ford has stored cars underground in a Kansas City cave (hagerty.com)
You may have seen a photo floating around the Internet that depicts a gaggle of Mavericks—not the pickup, but the econo-coupe that preceded it—lurking in what appears to be some type of natural cave. Dig a little deeper, and you might even stumble across a sentence or two explaining that these unlikely spelunkers represent overstock stuffed by Ford into a subterranean system carved deep beneath the bedrock of Missouri.

Cars, History, Ford, Kansas City, Underground Storage

210 points by walterbell 72 days ago | 85 comments

Sudha Car Museum (twitter.com)

Museums, India, Cars

50 points by udit99 84 days ago | 19 comments

Colorful cars are becoming a thing of the past (businessinsider.com)
Cars used to come in a riot of colors. So how did they all end up in black and white?

Cars, Trends, Design, History

18 points by indigoabstract 88 days ago | 26 comments

Why U.S. Regulators See Minicars as the Enemy (jalopnik.com)
Minicars and microcars aren’t a thing in the U.S. Despite their popularity in Europe and Asia, tiny cars have never been able to get a foothold stateside.

Cars, Regulations, United States

23 points by harambae 102 days ago | 26 comments

$61 kit turns any Hot Wheels into a remote-controlled drift car (thedrive.com)
I might be in the minority here, but I stopped collecting die-cast cars years ago.

Remote Control, Toys, Cars, DIY Projects

49 points by PaulHoule 103 days ago | 8 comments

Controversy over introduction of numberplates (autocar.co.uk)
Nobody today gives a second thought to their car needing registration plates, but initially this was a very unpopular imposition.

Cars, History, Regulations

28 points by peutetre 104 days ago | 17 comments

The 1963 Ford Cardinal–too radical for America at the time (arstechnica.com)
Between 100 percent tariffs and now an impending ban on software, it's clear that America's auto industry is more than a little worried about having its lunch eaten by heavily subsidized Chinese car makers. But it's far from the first time that the suits in Detroit have seen storm clouds arriving from far-off lands.

Cars, History, US Economy

7 points by bookofjoe 109 days ago | 2 comments

Hackers remotely unlocked Kia cars with just a license plate scan (pcworld.com)
Being able to use an app on my phone to start my car and warm it up ten minutes before I leave on a cold morning is some real “living in the future” stuff. I love it. But connecting everything to everything does open up a lot of potential risk, and security researchers just demonstrated that.

Security, Cars, Hacking, Technology

8 points by taubek 111 days ago | 1 comments

Jeremy Clarkson Says All Modern Cars 'Are Shit' (jalopnik.com)
Throughout his decades as an automotive journalist, Jeremy Clarkson has been known for his often controversial takes on cars. Well, he’s got another one: modern cars are “all shit now.”

Cars, Automotive, Opinions, Jeremy Clarkson

29 points by rntn 111 days ago | 36 comments

The Death of the Minivan (theatlantic.com)
It was a perfect vehicle.

Cars, Automobiles, Culture, Society

71 points by throw0101d 113 days ago | 190 comments

Hacking Kia: Remotely controlling cars with just a license plate (samcurry.net)
On June 11th, 2024, we discovered a set of vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that allowed remote control over key functions using only a license plate.

Cybersecurity, Cars, Hacking, Privacy

630 points by speckx 114 days ago | 367 comments

A 23-person Lego team built a 1:1 scale working McLaren P1 using 342,817 pieces (lego.com)
Silverstone, England, 12 September 2024: The LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive have embarked on the toughest LEGO Technic challenge to date, recreating a one-of-a-kind, fully drivable McLaren P1™ made from LEGO Technic elements. And if that wasn’t enough, McLaren F1™ driver, Lando Norris has been enlisted for the ultimate challenge, to complete a lap of the iconic British racetrack, Silverstone, in the 1:1 scale LEGO Technic McLaren P1.

Lego, Engineering, Automotive, Cars, Sports

5 points by kaizenb 118 days ago | 5 comments

Ford RS200-Engined Hill Climber Uses Helicopter Turbine Engine for a Turbo (thedrive.com)
Lag is the bane of every turbocharged engine, and the ways people have tried to eliminate it boggle the mind.

Cars, Engineering, Turbochargers, Motorsports

5 points by PaulHoule 119 days ago | 0 comments

Massachusetts Bill Could Legalize Kei Cars and Override RMV Ban (thedrive.com)
Notch one up for the little guys.