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Autonomous vehicles to stop, roll down windows and unlock doors for law enforcement

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-02-07-autonomous-vehicles-to-automatically-stop-law-enforcement.html

February 07, 2022 -

A panel of experts from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), RAND Corporation and Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) listed a number of needs for law enforcement in the time of driverless cars. The experts first met in 2019 to discuss potential issues that may arise alongside the adoption of autonomous vehicles. The panel issued its report this year, identifying 17 high-priority needs for law enforcement.

The panel's report highlighted two main needs ...

California welcomes world’s first fully autonomous AI-powered restaurant

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-02-california-first-fully-autonomous-ai-powered-restaurant.html

January 02, 2024 -

The restaurant is CaliExpress by Flippy, derived from a partnership with Cali Group, a holding company that uses technology to transform the restaurant and retail industries. The collaboration also includes Miso Robotics, the creator of Flippy, the world's first AI-powered robotic fry station, and PopID, a technology company that simplifies ordering and transactions with biometrics.

CaliExpress by Flippy will use the most advanced systems in food technology, with both ...

Criminals increasingly targeting KEYLESS VEHICLES in “carhacking” surge

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-06-criminals-increasingly-targeting-keyless-vehicles-carhacking-surge.html

October 06, 2023 -

According to a report by the Arlington, Virginia-based nonprofit Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), one particular model – the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat – is 60 times more likely to be targeted than any other vehicle model built between 2020 and 2022. The HLDI is under the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and supports the latter.

Criminals have found various ways to steal keyless vehicles, and here are some of them.Relay hack

This modus operandi usually ...

Fully autonomous KILLER DRONES now closer to reality as rapid development of AI continues

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-27-fully-autonomous-killer-drones-closer-to-reality.html

June 27, 2023 -

Much attention is focused on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones and their use in warfare, with many military and intelligence experts warning that the wars of tomorrow may not be fought with soldiers battling in the streets but with drone operators at their computers.

Worse yet, these same experts warn that one day these drones may end up being controlled by AI with no human input. (Related: Autonomous KILLER BOTS to dominate battlefields soon as war ...

Volvo CUTS FUNDING to subsidiary Polestar, which produces electric vehicles

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-02-06-volvo-cuts-off-funding-ev-subsidiary-polestar.html

2 months ago -

The company said in a statement that its Chinese partner Geely Holding "will continue to provide full operational and financial support to Polestar going forward." As a result, Volvo Cars will no longer provide further funding. The move, Volvo added, will allow the Swedish entity to focus on "developing and concentrating its resources on its own ambitious journey" – including its in-house EVs.

Volvo and Geely established Polestar as a stand-alone EV maker, separate from ...

HAZARDOUS AIRBAG: General Motors faces recall of 20 million vehicles

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-09-gm-faces-recall-of-20-million-vehicles.html

October 09, 2023 -

This development places GM among the companies most affected by the U.S. auto-safety regulators' push to recall around 52 million airbag inflators produced by the Tennessee-based auto supplier ARC Automotive.

These inflators have been associated with incidents where they explode with excessive force during vehicle collisions, causing metal fragments to strike vehicle occupants and resulting in fatalities and injuries.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...

Austin officials complain of self-driving cars BLOCKING emergency vehicles

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-10-06-austin-self-driving-cars-blocking-emergency-vehicles.html

October 06, 2023 - autonomous vehicles "present issues for us trying to exit the station." Two incident reports in September also involved autonomous vehicles hindering movements by AFD fire engines, with both logged as "near misses."Self-driving cars are HEADACHES for Austin first responders

Three companies – Waymo, Volkswagen ADMT and Cruise – all have vehicles driving the city streets. However, local officials have little authority over them.

Speaking to Axios, ...

3 Suspicious narratives behind the big push toward electric vehicles

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-09-15-3-suspicious-reasons-for-big-ev-push.html

September 15, 2023 -

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), himself an electrical engineer, revealed this information while talking to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The Kentucky congressman had been tackling President Joe Biden's plan to have 50 percent of cars sold in the country be electric by 2030.

The current and future grid in most areas won't be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators. For example, California's power grid is already buckling under the existing load.

Massie ...

Apple to launch own EV in 2028 after SCRAPPING plans to create a fully autonomous car

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-29-apple-to-launch-own-ev-in-2028.html

January 29, 2024 -

The EV project, known as Project Titan and T172, has been marred by leadership changes, strategy shifts, layoffs and multiple delays since its inception in 2014. However, the initial dream of achieving Level 4 autonomy has proven to be unrealistic, so Apple adjusted its strategy and acknowledged the limitations of its original version. Insiders revealed that the big tech company is now shifting its focus towards an EV with more limited driver-assistance features, akin to the ...

Anti-cop ice cream chain sues Seattle over ‘significant losses’ from BLM autonomous zone they promoted

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-06-14-anti-cop-ice-cream-chain-sues-seattle.html

June 14, 2023 -

(Article by Ari Hoffman republished from ThePostMillennial.com)

According to the federal lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday, the chain claimed that its constitutional rights were “overrun” when officials decided to “abandon” the 6-square block area of Capitol Hill to BLM and Antifa rioters. Molly Moon’s is accusing the city of supporting and encouraging “a hostile occupation of that neighborhood.”

“This lawsuit ...

Ford loses billions on electric vehicles, reduces its EV production target

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-31-ford-loses-billions-electric-vehicles-production.html

July 31, 2023 -

It's just the latest bad news for Ford Model e, which lost $2.1 billion in 2022. The disappointing figures were part of the carmaker's second quarter financial results that were released last week.

Ford also announced that it would be slashing the price of its F150 Lightning electric pickup truck on account of lower-priced raw materials for batteries. The price reduction will also help the truck qualify for a $75,000 consumer tax credit that is only given for vehicles with ...

Russian oil still powers European vehicles, thanks to India’s refining capability

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-04-30-russian-oil-powers-vehicles-europe-thanks-to-india.html

April 30, 2023 -

Bloomberg reported on this development in an April 28 article, citing data from analytics firm Kpler. According to the piece, the South Asian country is on track to become Europe's largest supplier of refined fuels. It also pointed out that India is simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude.

"Russian oil is finding its way back into Europe despite all the sanctioning. India ramping up fuel exports to the West is a good example of it. With India taking in so ...

Push to expedite AI use in lethal autonomous weapons raises questions about reliability of new military tech

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-11-29-ai-lethal-autonomous-weapons-reliability-military-tech.html

November 29, 2023 -

One ambitious initiative, known as Replicator, is using thousands of fairly affordable and expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles to “galvanize progress in the too-slow shift of U.S. military innovation to leverage platforms that are small, smart, cheap and many.” They are expected to be fielded by 2026 in a bid to stay on par with China’s developments.

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said: “We’ll counter the [People’s Liberation Army’s] mass with ...

Only half of Ford dealers agreed to sell electric vehicles in 2024

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-03-only-half-ford-dealers-sell-evs-2024.html

January 03, 2024 -

The other half of Ford dealers will sell and service internal combustion engine (ICE) and hybrid models.

According to Ford spokesman Martin Gunsberg, electric vehicle rates "vary across the country, and we believe our dealers know their market best."

Gunsberg said "dealer enrollments for 2024 entry have stabilized at just over 50 percent of the network," or about 1,550 dealers. This enrollment level places 86 percent of the population within 20 miles of a Ford ...

Electric cars lose value TWICE as fast as gas vehicles, study finds

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-05-08-electric-cars-lose-value-twice-gas-vehicles.html

May 08, 2023 -

Put another way, EVs depreciate in value at twice the rate of gas-powered cars, this according to a new study based on data from ChooseMyCar.com. Researchers found that EVs depreciate at double the rate of gas-powered cars, making them an expensive and really bad investment over the longer term.

On average, EVs lost 51 percent of their purchase value in the three-year period of time between 2020 and 2023. Comparatively, gas-powered cars during that same time period lost ...

Conservative German party brands EU a “failed project,” calls for its complete overhaul as a federation of autonomous nations

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-10-conservative-german-party-european-union-failed-project.html

August 10, 2023 -

This statement was published by the AfD in its current program, which was unveiled at the party's recent convention in Germany in preparation for the upcoming European Parliament election in June 2024.

According to AfD's program, the EU has "completely failed" to address many issues besetting the continent, including immigration and the green energy agenda. The party also made it clear that it does not support the adoption of the euro as a currency in Germany. (Related: ...

Bumpy road ahead: Rental giant Hertz dumps electric vehicles for gas-powered counterparts

https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-01-22-hertz-dumps-evs-for-gas-powered-cars.html

January 22, 2024 -

A regulatory filing disclosed this business decision by the company to sell EVs from Tesla, Chevrolet and BMW. The company cited higher repair costs following collisions as the primary decision for the move, according to Newsweek.

Hertz's decision to sell off EVs came about two years after it made a deal with Elon Musk to offer Tesla vehicles for rent. The rental company had earlier aimed to convert a quarter of its fleet to EVs by the end of 2024. According to Reuters, ...

EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas vehicles, according to Consumer Reports

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-12-08-evs-more-reliability-issues-gas-vehicles.html

December 08, 2023 -

Plug-in hybrids fared even worse, registering 146 percent more problems than vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines.

According to Consumer Reports, the least reliable type of vehicle overall was electric pickup trucks.

They reached this conclusion based on a survey they conducted among members about issues they have had with their vehicles during the past year. Data from more than 330,000 vehicles with model years from 2000 onward was included ...

French rioters have burned 5,600 vehicles and 1,000 buildings in just 1 week

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-05-french-rioters-burn-vehicles-buildings-one-week.html

July 05, 2023 -

The numbers come from the Ministry of the Interior, which has been tallying the damage caused to individuals and property in six nights of riots. The violence erupted after a police officer shot a French teenager of Algerian descent to death in a suburb of Paris during a traffic stop.

Among the nearly 6,000 burned vehicles are personal cars, buses, trucks and trams. In one incident, vandals stole a large truck and used it to ram down the doors to a mall so that looters ...


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