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What is so important that this Italian bus driver feels the need to use two cellphones simultaneously while driving a bus full of passengers with his elbows? Calling technical support on one phone to set his Internet and email settings on the other one. More »
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Now that everyone is familiar with the glorious art of automotive FAIL, it's time to introduce FAIL's kissing cousin to the automotive world: The "You're doing it wrong" internet meme. Let the good times roll below the jump. More »
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BMW's unholy technological tour-de-force iDrive continues to get additional impressive features. This time around, iDrive is going super-customizable with unique screensavers, backgrounds, sound effects. Of particular interest, via iDrive users will now be able to make performance tweaks like adjusting engine boost levels and transmission shift points. So, how does it work? That's where the fun lies. More »
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Chrysler claims it will begin offering in-car Internet access later this year. It's a little more complicated and confusing than just magically putting a chip into a car that gets Internet access anywhere, unfortunately. Chrysler said that the service will work by utilizing a broadband connection from cell phone towers. Thus, a partnership would have to be reached between Chrysler and one of the major cell phone carriers to get this to work correctly, and such a partnership is unknown at this time. More »
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Summer jobs that involve sitting on a tractor for hour upon hour, trying to find ways to entertain yourself, may soon be a thing of the past. The Valtra RoboTrac is an autonomous tractor design by Hannes Seeberg. Inside the orange body is a fairly simple 85hp diesel engine. It's available in RWD or AWD and can supposedly boost efficiency and minimize crop damage. It works thanks to good old GPS and the Internet. More »
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We can't tell which is more sad, the ten pages of vanity plates all referencing some form of geekdom and Internet speak; or the fact that we could interpret almost all of them right away. For reasons unknowable, the Internet License Plate Gallery offers a compendium of the what the world's nerds consider appropriate for their tags and worth the additional cost or registration. If you fall into this variety of the w3bz0r35 133t, you can submit your very own version of automotive-brand girl repellent for all the world to enjoy. Some of our favorites are... More »
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We've got some good news for those of you among our readership that are constantly clamoring for new U.S.-bound diesels, it's working! According to Marketing Daily, a new report by BrandIntel entitled "Shaping the Future of Automotive Engine Technology" shows that positive online conversations relating to diesels are up on the web (they must read our comments). More »
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As part of the Jalopnik Master Plan For World Domination, we're working on this whole Internet meme thing. It begins with a Wanky The Cat Lolcat and ends with world leaders flinging Hoon Of The Day accusations at one another. – Murilee Martin More »
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So there exists this vast database of knowledge called the Internet. It's free to access (for the most part, unless you're at Starbucks or in Europe) and as a consumer you've been able to use it for research in purchasing decisions since the mid 90's. Then why does it seem automakers are completely dumbfounded by numbers indicating, in the case of Jeep, 85% of buyers are using it? The shock and amazement isn't limited to domestic auto brands (or the German-American hybrid, to be specific), it's also being felt across I-75 by the folks at VDub's NorAm HQ. That's where Kerri Martin, VW's director of brand innovation no doubt sat the other day, pecking away the following response to questions posed by Automotive News reporter Mary Connelly via her Tandy "workstation": More »
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Fans of 24 Hours of LeMans won't have to motor over in rented Peugeots, set up makeshift shanties and pass out drunkenly in the mud for two days (sorry, our only reference in this regard is Steve McQueen's "LeMans"). They need only log on to www.premiere.de, where the feed will be streamed unencrypted. Non-German speakers may have to wade through words with lots of Zs in them, but it's far more pleasant than an Absinthe hangover. More »
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Sure, we're behind the curve on this by a few months, but we're seriously considering taking the Jalopnik circus wagon on the road, as technologies like WiMax that enable truly mobile Internet access (that means no more working from Starbucks), get closer to reality. Forbes recently took a closer look at WiMax — our only misgiving with which is the "M" (the "microwave" part of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) — one such solution, backed by Intel. But don't think it's the only access play in town. Another solution, known as Mobile-Fi, can support vehicle speeds in the supercar range, compared with WiMax's limit of around 60mph. Either way, we may be blogging from Big Sur or The Grand Canyon or the stands at Spa Franchorchamps sooner than you'd think. More »
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