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Man Turns On Full Self-Driving In His Tesla. Then He Pulls A Ferris Bueller To Fool It: 'So Here's The Secret..."
18+ hour ago (445+ words) The driver attentiveness tracking system is widely detested. A Tesla driver says he's found a simple way to fool it that calls to mind the classic 80s movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Much like the titular character, who used a dummy…...
Australia expands its fuel buffer against Gulf turmoil
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (434+ words) Australia's fuel stocks have climbed to record levels even as the Iran conflict continues to threaten global energy supplies, with the federal government insisting there is no need for motorists to panic or change their behaviour at the bowser. Prime…...
Did You Know China Makes A Beetle Clone? And It Just Got Better
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (273+ words) The Volkswagen Beetle hasn’t been sold in the US since 2019, when the Final Edition marked the end of the New Beetle’s revival. A shame, really. But did you know there’s a company in China building its own Beetle-inspired EV? And…...
Entry cancelled: Why Grasser will compete without a second car at Oschersleben
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (420+ words) The Grasser team will compete with only Mirko Bortolottis Lamborghini Temerario GT3 at the upcoming DTM weekend in Oschersleben following Maximilian Pauls heavy Norisring accident two weeks ago. This comes despite the Austrian squads efforts to get the second car ready…...
Volvo Cars sees stronger second half despite steep China decline, rising costs
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (495+ words) Volvo Cars expects stronger profitability in the second half, it said on Friday, even as the Swedish carmaker warned of rising costs of key raw materials and a more severe slowdown in China that sent its shares down 8%. The Swedish…...
San Francisco mayor calls for tighter self-driving cab regulations after Fourth of July chaos
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (453+ words) The mayor of San Francisco has called for tighter regulations around self-driving cars after they failed to adapt to traffic and power outages leading to hours of gridlock on the Fourth of July. The city, which was the first city…...
Florida woman stunned to receive new license plate with ‘racy’ message
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (437+ words) A Florida resident was stunned when her new license plate contained a ‘racy’ saying - but decided to keep it anyway. After discovering what the plate said - “SQZ A55” - 76-year-old Nancy Dello Stritto quickly went viral on social media on Wednesday when…...
Toyota Driver Goes To Walmart. Then She Parks Her Celica In The Cart Return Bay: ‘Banned From The Store’
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (499+ words) A Texas woman let her intrusive thoughts win during a recent trip to Walmart. She tried parking her Toyota Celica convertible in the cart return bay. It fit. TikTok creator Cadi (@thatcadigirltx) recently posted the video. The footage shows her…...
Lance Stroll: If Aston Martin is still slow in Hungary with upgrades then Honda updates won’t fix all our problems
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (601+ words) In Hungary next week, the last round before the summer break, Aston Martin will introduce a major upgrade package for the first time this season. The new parts will primarily aim to correct the weaknesses of the AMR26 chassis, while the…...
Americans Can't Have These Affordable Chinese EVs. But They're Coming To Canada
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (552+ words) inkl Americans Can't Have These Affordable Chinese EVs. But They're Coming To Canada - Dongfeng Motor showed off a series of cars in Montreal, some affordable, some higher-end. - The brand is currently going through the homologation process with its models, with…...