Off-center badging: good

Particularly newsworthy at the moment are headlights, one of the trickiest parts of safety tests at places like the IIHS. Crash tests are straightforward: If a vehicle structure caves, it caves—something that’s understood regardless of trim level. But a vehicle model could have the best headlight ratings in its top… Read more

Agreed 100%. The whole point here is supposed to be safety. We don’t need fully customizable “drivetones” that screw with our ability to recognize an approaching vehicle. Read more

I wonder what happens after that. If one car exhibits such a vulnerability, then all vehicles in the fleet using that same system would theoretically be affected (unless it’s a bad sensor or otherwise unique hardware failure affecting only the one vehicle). Software-wise, it’s effectively the same “driver/operator”… Read more

He says “snitching”, as if reporting this kind of behavior to the authorities is a bad thing. Funny guy. He should listen to his momma more often. Well, kudos to him for bravely providing “exhibit A”. Read more

Kinja is apparently trying very hard to keep us from reading this post!

I see your catchy-as-fuck music and raise you some neighborly narration:

If one of these cars commits a traffic violation in autonomous mode, how is that handled? Who gets the ticket? How are “points” distributed in regards to the (presumably identical) fleet and what happens when too many “points” are accumulated? Read more

Do they have a right to block employees from entering? Its illegal to block traffic on public streets, and if they aren’t working, do they have a legal right to even be on the property blocking the white collar guys from entering? Read more

We’re never going to get to the bottom of who had right-of-way without some dashcam/helmetcam footage. But I think it’s safe to say that both parties are at fault for BLOCKING THE FRIGGIN’ ROAD. Read more

Put a Dodge up your- I mean IN your garage today! Read more

It doesn’t even need to be called “Army Green” (except that that’s Toyota’s official name for the color). Because it has uses beyond just the military. A more correct term might be “olive green”, given that it’s more of a general camo shade of green that appeals not only to the Army, but also to hunters. Read more

Some intersections have yield signs for one (busier) street and stop signs for the other. Some intersections have no signs for the busier street, and stop signs for the cross street. And there are even some residential intersections where the slightly busier street has no signs, and the cross street has yield signs.… Read more

According to Google satellite view, marked parallel parking spaces in my area are typically 22 ft, give or take. Some curbside parking areas don’t have those markings though, and people are not very good at guessing how much room needs to be left between cars. Read more

Meh, 30 ft is just a little more than the length of one parallel parking space (generally 20-24 ft). And the rule is not specific to urban or rural areas; it’s state code. Read more

THIRTY FEET??? How in the world would you ever be able to find parking? That’s two car lengths!
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Not sure about NY, but my state prohibits curb parking for 30 ft before the stop sign. Read more

It’s a Roman numeral! Read more

Boomerang antenna or GTFO

God, I love this show. I still remember the first time I tuned in to Car Talk. It was 20 years or so ago, and the puzzler that week just happened to be the famous “dimly lit quonset hut” one. From then on, every time they made a “from the inky shadows...” reference, I was in on the joke and it made me feel right at… Read more