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Denise G @DeniseG@stranger.social
· 1mo ago
Meet The Pardoned Delete Mechanic Who Wants To Stop Your Car From Spying On You Pardoned mechanic Matt Geouge has built a device that blocks vehicles from spying on their drivers, because in 2018 his fiancée realized investigators were following her. Now he braces for steep opposition from manufacturers as he unveils his new product. #surveillance #car #automobile #tracking
cowboystatedaily.com

Meet The Pardoned Delete Mechanic Who Wants To Stop Your Car From Spying On You | Cowboy State Daily

Pardoned mechanic Matt Geouge has built a device that blocks vehicles from spying on their drivers, because in 2018 his fiancée realized investigators…

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RaymondPierreL3 @RaymondPierreL3@aus.social
· 1mo ago
Replying to
@26pglt@mastodon.au I mostly agree. There is quite a lot that can be done to make our roads safer and to teach driving to much better standards. I don’t want to make this a long toot (it’s a habit I have) and if there is intertest out there I am happy to carry on with this conversation. One beef I have is you: ”There’s lots of bad drivers out there, esp among those who’ve been driving for ages.” This is really not helpful and easily falsifiable given the large amount of *variables* and *circumstances* which lead to kind of statistics collected as evidence. I could just as easily assert that P platers are the worst #drivers on the road and might even cite some stats to back it up. But #stats are only as good as the #assumptions on which they are based. I consider the level of #DrivingSchool instructions to be awfully bad. For example, take a look at the differences between a young adult undergoing instruction for their #motorcycle licence against another going through driving school for a #car licence (NOTE: This is in #Australia, I don’t know about other countries). One will be better at #Roadcraft then the other when there should be no difference. #RoadSafety #DriverCompetencies #DrivingLicence #RidingLicence #DrivingStandards #DriverTraining #LicenceRequirements #Testing #RoadStats
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KayLeadfoot @KayLeadfoot@fedia.io
· 2mo ago
Study: Police Reports Miss 96% of Active Phone Use Before... #car #safety #distracted #driving #iihs
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your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 @blogdiva@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
Boosted by @snacks@netzsphaere.xyz
🔥🔥🔥 ❝ #Tesla is not a charity. It aims to maximize profits. Tesla builds the Cybercab. It owns the Robotaxi network, the software, the dispatch, and the pricing. It sets the split. If a Cybercab on that network genuinely printed $30,000 a year, why would Tesla hand that money to a stranger instead of keeping every #car for itself? Companies don’t outsource money machines. They outsource risk. ❞ » If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one
If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one
electrek.co

If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one

Tesla is asking fleet buyers to purchase and run Cybercab robotaxis for profit, the same pitch that bankrupted MisterGreen. It does not add up.

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Patioboater @patioboater@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
I’ve been a bit MIA from Mastodon for the last few days, but there’s a good reason. I bought a 1974 MGB GT V8 project from the father of a friend of mine. Aside from needing a good deal more work, there was a catch. The car was in Burnet, Texas. I live in Michigan. So me, my friend, and another friend are on a mission to run down to Texas to retrieve Gerald the GT and bring him back to Michigan. September 5, 2026. Burnet, Texas. #photography #car #cars #mg #mgb #lbc #WeirdCarMastodon
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Branch Predictor :mycomputer: @branch300bpm@social.vivaldi.net
· 2mo ago
Delusional CEOs being delusional, chapter 1048576: "younger customers don't want physical buttons in cars because they're multitasking". https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/bmw-moving-away-from-traditional-switches-buttons-to-cater-to-younger-buyers #car #cars #bmw
BMW moving away from traditional switches, buttons to cater to younger buyers | CarExpert
carexpert.com.au

BMW moving away from traditional switches, buttons to cater to younger buyers | CarExpert

BMW says society is moving towards greater use of touch and voice-activated systems, so it's following suit with its new models.

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Simon 🐮:spot: @Firesphere@cloudisland.nz
· 2mo ago
After paying 60k on a #car, the first thing to expect is... #Adverts. And #BMW says it's a "treat", a nice thing...
BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat - The Autopian
theautopian.com

BMW Is Showing Commercials On Their Car's Dash Screens And They Want You To Think It's A Treat - The Autopian

You know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way? Imagine buying a brand-new, fancy, premium-grade car. From an automaker with a respected name. Like, say, BMW. This is a machine with some status! Let’s say it costs, oh, $61,500, and you’re paying, what, about $1300 a month? Something […]

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Alter Kaker @alter_kaker@hachyderm.io
· 3mo ago
Hey, if anyone here in #Minneapolis is looking for a #car that has not-great-but-not-terrible gas mileage, manual transmission, and doesn't spy on you, check out this Craiglist listing: https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/d/minneapolis-2008-toyota-matrix-6500-obo/7949455219.html I know, I talked shit about this car on here before. But it's not a bad car, it runs and drives well and it's better than a lot of the alternatives. Low mileage overall, just put in an almost-new JDL transmission, new clutch, not a ton of rust. I wouldn't be selling it if I wasn't broke again and trying to switch to e-bikes. Boosts appreciated, forward to your friends 😊
minneapolis.craigslist.org
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