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Xiaomi releases electric car $4K cheaper than Tesla’s Model 3
Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi revealed Thurs., Dec. 28, 2023, its long-awaited electric car, but declined to share its price or specific release date.CNBC | Evelyn ChengBEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi said Thursday it will sell its first car for far less than Tesla’s Model 3, as price wars heat up in China’s fiercely …
How to stop the same song from autoplaying every time you plug your phone into a car
It’s happened to everyone: you plug your smartphone into your car, and then cringe when that song — the same song every time — begins to play. For some reason, iPhones will automatically play whatever song is listed first alphabetically in your iTunes. It doesn’t matter if you’re connecting through Bluetooth or a USB port, …
Is your new car on a storage compound? Inside Kia’s scheme to deliberately withhold deliveries
New Kia vehicles that have arrived from overseas are sitting on a storage lot in Wolverton, Ont., purposely locked up even though customers have been waiting months and months — some well over a year — to get their vehicles. The new cars are being withheld from Kia’s Ontario dealerships — and reportedly from many more …
Ex-Tesla employee casts doubt on car safety
By Zoe Kleinman & Liv McMahonTechnology editor & reporter BBC A former Tesla employee has told the BBC he believes the technology powering the firm’s self-driving vehicles is not safe enough to be used on public roads. Lukasz Krupski leaked data, including customer complaints about Tesla’s braking and self-driving software, to German newspaper Handelsblatt in …
Ask HN: Ways to make and old car safer?
I’m aware that cars nowadays are much safer than cars from 20 years ago. And a lot of that progress has to do with design (crumple zones, anti-roll, etc) and airbags. It seems a bit wasteful to me to discard my old Subaru Forester which works just fine – but I have concerns about the …
Technology alerts Omaha first responders of car involved in high-speed crash
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – We learned how technology alerted emergency crews in Lincoln to a violent crash this week. A driver and five passengers slammed into a tree Sunday. One of the individuals had an iPhone 14. It has a new feature where it sensed the crash and called 911. Tragically all six people died. …
Georgia authorities release body camera footage after woman dies following fall from patrol car
CNN — Georgia authorities released body camera footage Friday of an incident from earlier this month where a mother experiencing what her family called a mental health crisis died due to a fatal injury while in police custody. Brianna Grier, 28, was experiencing a mental health episode on July 15 when her mother called police …
Historical mistrust in government, health car
COLUMBIA, Mo. – While African Americans have disproportionately higher COVID-19 infection and mortality rates compared to white individuals, they also have disproportionately lower COVID-19 vaccination rates, which is partially fueled by vaccine hesitancy. In an effort to address health disparities that negatively impact African Americans, MU’s Wilson Majee led a study to better understand the …
Why more regulation of connected car technology is probably just up the road
We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 – 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Several months ago, I bought my first new car in years. I had planned to buy a used one, but decided a shiny new …
Person hospitalized for ‘mental health care’ after abandoning car on I-85, approaching patrol post
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office said a man in a “manic” state abandoned their car on Interstate 85 and scaled barbed wire to get to a Georgia State Patrol post in Suwanee. The sheriff’s office said its Mental Health Task Force responded to the patrol post to contact a person who …
