Tag: the-news
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Tesla’s Autopilot system
The Tesla Model S has a feature you all know about. It’s called Autopilot, which is a poor name for a system that is still essentially in its beta testing phase. I say “poor name” because as we’ve seen in the news, a number of owners believe this means the car is damn-near autonomous. This…
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Life-size Hot Wheels X-Wing carship to prowl San Diego Comic Con
You know Hot Wheels for its scaled-down versions of your favorite machines. Of course, it also makes machines straight out of your wildest dreams. Usually its crafted in 1:64 scale, but occasionally things get sized up. This is such an occasion as Hot Wheels is preparing a new line of vehicles it’s calling Carships. To…
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Hacker Working With GM To Fix OnStar Vulnerabilities: Video
Connected cars promise better safety and security, but like anything connected to a network, they can be susceptible to attacks from hackers. And General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is just the latest automaker in the news due to cyber security concerns. Security researcher—or “white hat” hacker—Samy Kamkar has posted a video on YouTube…