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  • Stock image of a police officer on a laptop outside with a serious look.
    27

    Cops Are Looking Stuff Up On Flock And Putting 'LMAO,' 'WEIRD KID,' And 'Sexy' As Reasons

    Adding irreverence and unprofessionalism to the surveillance state, police are using nonsensical search terms while they're tracking your movement in public.

    By Chris Tsui 9 hours ago Read More
  • Excavator and bulldozer used in road construction
    23

    This Is The Heavy Construction Equipment Required To Build A Modern Highway

    How do they build highways? Well, as you can probably imagine, all manner of heavy machinery and equipment is used to construct the roads we drive on every day.

    By B. L. Johnson 19 hours ago Read More
  • A man adjusts an old radio mounted to the side of an old car while another man sits on another car next to him
    102

    Baseball Fans Rejoice, AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act Passes House

    Automakers dispute the relevance of AM radio, but if the law passes the Senate, they'll have no choice but to keep it (or bring it back) in all their vehicles.

    By Justin Hughes 1 day ago Read More
  • AGV Pista GP R3 helmet from the front, front-side, and rear-side
    9

    AGV's Newest Helmet Is Meant To Break Apart When Hit

    AGV isn't the first to put sacrificial features on a helmet, but its new Pista GP R3 is the first one I've seen that uses so much of the shell for this purpose.

    By Amber DaSilva 2 days ago Read More
  • Interior of the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado.
    129

    GM Is Bringing Back Apple CarPlay And Android Auto After Saying It Wouldn't

    The shiny new infotainment system is debuting in the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, but it should come to more General Motors products soon.

    By Chris Tsui 2 days ago Read More
  • Front 3/4 studio image of 2026 Toyota GRMN Corolla
    28

    These Fun New Cars All Have 3-Cylinder Engines

    More cylinders, more fun? These new models prove that three-cylinder engines can power surprisingly fun, capable, and exciting vehicles despite their size.

    By Charles Krome 4 days ago Read More
  • Side view of a Waymo Jaguar I-Pace driving through a city intersection
    62

    Minneapolis Proposes Requiring A Human Behind The Wheel In Waymos

    Safety is a big part of the proposal that could change Waymo's future in the city, but bigger still is the desire to protect the jobs of human drivers.

    By Justin Hughes 4 days ago Read More
  • The screen-heavy dash of a modern Mercedes-Benz.
    8

    How Chasing Average MPG Improvements Brought More Tech To Cars (For Better Or Worse)

    You can now play video games on your car's infotainment screen. But if automakers weren't forced to chase higher mpg, would all this extra tech even exist?

    By Brontë Wieland 5 days ago Read More
  • A contractor walking behind a Ford Transit parked on a street corner behind a Flock camera
    94

    Reporter Gets Visit From Cops For Filming Flock Camera Installer At Work

    The irony of being opposed to being filmed while maintaining and upgrading a system of mass surveillance was apparently lost on the Flock worker.

    By Justin Hughes 5 days ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of Mars looming over the Earth
    38

    China Plans To Return Samples From Mars In 2031 After The U.S. Cancels Its Own Plans

    The Chinese mission to Mars is on pace to launch in 2028, and it may beat the U.S. back to Earth with soil samples, even though the U.S. is already there.

    By Nicholas Werner 6 days ago Read More
  • Axon surveillance camera
    7

    Flock Cameras Aren't The Only License Plate Trackers Stalking Your Car's Every Movement

    Flock is one of the biggest providers of license plate readers nationwide, but many other companies are providing the same warrantless tracking services.

    By Collin Woodard 6 days ago Read More
  • A phone with the Tesla app on the screen sitting on a Tesla's center console
    33

    'I Am In Your Car. I Am In Your Maps,' Abuser Terrorizes Ex Using 'Parental Controls' And Tesla's App

    Common tracking and remote-access vehicle systems designed to improve safety can be easily misused, sometimes in pretty scary and dangerous ways.

    By Justin Hughes 6 days ago Read More
  • Front 3/4 view of a green Geely Galaxy Cruiser 700 in the desert.
    10

    How The Horse B20 Four Cylinder Engine Can Survive Up To A Meter Underwater

    Meant for high-stress and off-road scenarios, the engine can take on big hills just as well as it can theoretically take on big water obstacles.

    By Chris Tsui 7 days ago Read More
  • A Flock camera in Miami, Florida.
    26

    Here's The Unimaginably Huge Number Of Pictures Taken By Flock Cameras Every Month

    With a vast network of cameras capturing photo and video every second of every day, Flock is taking a staggering number of photos every month.

    By Chris Tsui 7 days ago Read More
  • Front 3/4 view of a red Chevrolet Bolt EV
    156

    Weird Myth That EV Batteries Die All The Time Refuted By Yet Another Study Conducted By Actual Scientists Who Didn't Graduate From Facebook University

    Researchers tested the state of health on more than 500,000 EVs between 2022 and 2026, and found that after 31,000 miles, median SoH varied between 91% and 97%.

    By Collin Woodard 8 days ago Read More
  • A police officer getting out of her car after pulling over a station wagon on a road at sunset
    129

    Cops Ticket Insured Driver For Having No Insurance Because Flock Said So

    Thanks to Flock cameras, a Georgia student now has to fight an insurance citation, despite presenting valid insurance to officers when she was pulled over.

    By Justin Hughes 8 days ago Read More
  • A photo of the Pleos Connect center screen inside a Grandeur with a tan interior

    Hyundai's New Pleos Connect Infotainment System Is High-Tech Without Completely Losing The Plot

    I tried Pleos in a Korean-market Hyundai Grandeur, and found it to be intuitive for such a still-touchscreen-heavy user experience.

    By Logan K. Carter 9 days ago Read More
  • Screenshot: A Tesla Cybercab's touchscreen with the emergency
    57

    Instead Of A Steering Wheel, The Tesla Cybercab Uses An On-Screen Joystick For Emergencies

    With no pedals and no steering wheel in the cab, the Tesla robotaxi will have to rely on touchscreen controls to be driven in emergency situations.

    By Chris Tsui 9 days ago Read More
  • The Android Auto interface on the infotainment screen of a BMW M440i.
    11

    6 Android Auto Features That Help Make Long Highway Trips Better

    Long highway drives can expose some of Android Auto's most useful tricks. A few overlooked settings could make your next road trip noticeably easier.

    By Viraaj Bhatnagar 9 days ago Read More
  • A long-exposure capture of cars running through a downtown city center with green lights ahead.
    49

    City Rewarding Safe Drivers With Never-Ending Green Lights Sees Dramatic Drop In Speeds And Crashes

    Would never having to wait at a red light be enough to make you ease off the gas?

    By Lalita Chemello 10 days ago Read More
  • Front view of a Porsche Cayenne Electric charging at a 400-kW station.
    129

    I Tested The New Porsche Cayenne EV's 400-kW Charging, And Even Without Reaching The Peak It's Fast As Hell

    Charging from 13% to 80% took just 16 minutes, and that's with seeing a peak of around 350 kW, a good bit less than the Cayenne's maximum.

    By Chris Tsui 12 days ago Read More
  • An open hood of a C5 Corvette Z06 showing a modified 7.0-liter LS7 V8
    1

    7 Of GM's Legendary LS V8s Ranked By Horsepower

    Simple, compact, reliable, and massively powerful, GM's modern LS family has become an engine swap staple. But how do they compare when it comes to power?

    By Chloe Clougher 12 days ago Read More
  • A Lancia Thema 8.32 shows off its Ferrari- and Ducati-derived V8 engine
    4

    Ducati Once Built A Ferrari V8 Engine For A Lancia Sedan

    It was an Italian triple play: Ducati modified a Ferrari V8 and put it in a Lancia. The result was special, built on a shared front-wheel drive platform.

    By Erik Sherman 12 days ago Read More
  • Jevon Martinez surrendering to Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies with a truck bed full of Flock cameras
    61

    Sovereign Citizen Fills Truck Bed With 'Tyranny Trees,' Cops Arrest Him For Allegedly Cutting Down Flock Cameras

    This brazen vigilante was already facing nine felonies, including larceny, criminal damage to property, and tampering with evidence.

    By Ryan Erik King 12 days ago Read More
  • The conductive concrete section of the Roca Spur Bridge
    31

    Nebraska Has An Electrically Conductive Bridge To Melt Snow, Why Doesn't Everyone Else?

    The technology eliminates the need for harsh chemicals like road salts, and this bridge in Nebraska has been using it for 23 years. But there's a catch.

    By Nicholas Werner 12 days ago Read More
  • An Axon ALPR camera and solar panel mounted on a pole in the median of a busy four-lane road
    167

    Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name

    Replacing one system of surveillance with another isn't a win. And the system some cities are replacing their Flock cameras with could be even more intrusive.

    By Justin Hughes 13 days ago Read More
  • A car tire and driver-side door, driving down a two-lane road.
    17

    Maine Once Buried 20,000 Tires Under A Road, But Here's Why No One Does This Anymore

    Burying old tires under a road may sound crazy, but it seemed like a great idea to a civil engineer in Maine. But nobody foresaw what came next.

    By Chris Tsui 14 days ago Read More
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