For car lovers out there who follow the classic car market, the exploding interest in auction site Bring a Trailer (BAT) has, to put it lightly, been a mixed blessing. On the positive, the site has on display hundreds of classic and enthusiast cars that one can peruse and bid (or dream of bidding) on. On the other hand fans decry the exploding values of once attainable cars, that they blame on the rise of Bring a Trailer. For BAT co-founder and president Randy Nonneberg, he’s just meeting… Source link
Read More »What I Learned About the Future of Electric Cars on My Family’s Summer Road Trip
When Covid-19 entered our lives, people started re-thinking how they vacation and some are choosing alternative modes of transportation. My family has switched entirely to road-tripping post-Covid-19. To date we’ve driven to Florida, Georgia, and Minnesota twice with plans to drive to Cape Cod and Georgia later this year — all in an electric car. Why did we switch? I’ve always dreaded flying with kids. Two young kids, two car seats, a stroller, plus all the luggage. And it’s expensive… Source link
Read More »I drove a Tesla for the first time after testing 14 other electric cars. Now I get why people are so obsessed with Elon Musk’s vehicles.
The Tesla Model Y.Tim Levin/Insider I drove a Tesla for the first time and came away impressed with the much-hyped brand. The Model Y’s sleek interior, speedy acceleration, and innovative tech features set it apart. But its oversized touchscreen and lack of physical buttons isn’t for everyone. Tesla created and dominates the burgeoning market for electric vehicles. But can the startup’s popular cars withstand a barrage of competitors from titans like Ford, General Motors, and Volkswagen? That’s… Source link
Read More »Elon Musk told Trump to sail into the sunset, now the former President tells supporters it’s time to get rid of electric cars in Pennsylvania rally rant
In his first comments since the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago compound, Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles in a speech over the weekend that managed to attack two of his main opponents—rising Republican star Elon Musk as well as incumbent President Joe Biden. Trump’s ambition to be the first to win back the White House since Grover Cleveland in 1893 was dealt a blow last month when law enforcement authorities seized confidential records property of the federal government unlawfully… Source link
Read More »A hacker attacked Yandex Taxi and sent dozens of cars to the same location
Yandex Taxi is however owned and operated by Russia’s largest IT corporation Yandex. Yandex is the equivalent of the Russian Google. Europe has thus far sanctioned the company’s co-founder Arkady Volozh, because of accusations that Yandex is “de-ranking and removing content critical of the Kremlin, such as content related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.” No one yet knows for sure who was behind the Yandex Taxi hack. However the Twitter page of Anonymous TV has taken… Source link
Read More »Google updates Android Auto to better fit all the different sized touchscreens in cars today
Android Auto is getting another refresh, this time with a focus on the evolving nature of vehicle touchscreens. Google says the new split-screen display will be standard for all Android Auto users, allowing them to access key features like navigation, media player, and messages — all from one screen. Previously, the split-screen display was only available to owners of certain vehicles. Now, it will be the default user experience for all Android Auto customers. “We used to have a… Source link
Read More »Big data from cars is a ‘multibillion’ dollar opportunity: Narrative CEO
At the New York Auto Show this week, car fans, journalists, and industry watchers were treated to a feast for the eyes, with all the new car designs and plush interiors on display. Under the skin of these cars, however, is a different beast — and it’s not the engine. It’s all the data these cars generate. McKinsey estimates a car produces around 25 gigabytes of data per hour, which is an astounding amount. And this data is worth big money. “The car has really turned into a modern… Source link
Read More »Google launches Ripple, an open standard that could bring tiny radars to Ford cars and more
Google has been publicly building tiny radar chips since 2015. They can tell you how well you sleep, control a smartwatch, count sheets of paper, and let you play the world’s tiniest violin. But the company’s Soli radar hasn’t necessarily had commercial success, most prominently featuring in an ill-fated Pixel phone. Now, Google has launched an open-source API standard called Ripple that could theoretically bring the tech to additional devices outside Google — perhaps even a car,… Source link
Read More »Google Home, YouTube integrate with Volvo Cars – TechCrunch
Google unveiled at CES on Wednesday a range of new ways to keep its Android devices connected, and that includes cars. As more vehicles go electric and automakers evolve into software developers, we can only expect to see more plays directed at turning cars into connected devices. One exemplar of this phenomenon is Volvo Cars, which will launch a direct integration with the Google Home ecosystem in the coming months, both Volvo and Google announced on Wednesday…. Source link
Read More »What’s Under the ‘Hood’ of Self-Driving Cars?
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Waymo, a unit of Google’s Alphabet Inc, and Yandex Self-Driving Group, a division of the Russian-based Yandex corporation, are among more than a dozen leading names in automated vehicle software and hardware. The former recently launched a pilot self-driving taxi program in San Francisco, the latter has been testing its automated cars worldwide for the past several years and has self-driving rovers on several… Source link
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