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California DMV SUSPENDS Cruise’s driverless car permits for misrepresenting information on safety

November 01, 2023 - driverless cars operated by Cruise.

In 2022, a California agency also investigated an anonymous letter sent in May that warned that Cruise was preparing to launch its robotaxi service before it was ready for public use.

Within recent months, Cruise has been expanding nationwide and introducing cars in Miami, Nashville and other cities. However, the company has faced issues in San Francisco, one of its biggest markets, as cars stalled and were involved in ...

Driverless car gets stuck in wet concrete in San Francisco a few days after CPUC approves robotaxi expansion services

August 21, 2023 - driverless cars in San Francisco MULTIPLIED SIXFOLD this year.

Young protesters use traffic cones to paralyze self-driving cars in San Francisco.

Robotaxi malfunctions cause major traffic jam in San Francisco a day after CA approves expanding services.

Self-driving cars could easily turn into self-crashing cars that deliberately target and kill humans, expert warns.

Study finds lasers can blind self-driving cars and make them crash into objects or pedestrians....

Austin officials complain of self-driving cars BLOCKING emergency vehicles

October 06, 2023 - driverless cars for incidents such as as nearly hitting pedestrians and emergency vehicles. Fire, police and emergency rescue teams have even been forced to spend time, and waste tax dollars, learning how to deal with self-driving automobiles.

In one instance, an APD incident log disclosed how a driverless car had to be stopped from hitting civilians during an Oct. 1 fundraising walk. "If I didn't jump out on front and physically make contact with it, it would have ...

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

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 ...

Young protesters use traffic cones to paralyze self-driving cars in San Francisco

August 15, 2023 - driverless cars in San Francisco MULTIPLIED SIXFOLD this year.)

Jeffrey Tumlin, head of San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency, stated that while these vehicles excel in suburban conditions, they falter in the face of the complexity of the city. Jeanine Nicholson, the fire chief of the city, said robotaxis are "not ready for prime time."

Steven Shladover, a research engineer at UC Berkeley who has advised California officials about autonomous vehicles, ...

Globalists call for an end to private ownership of all cars and trucks

July 11, 2023 -

We already know that the World Economic Forum, created and led by "entrepreneur" Klaus Schwab – who has advocated for an end to private ownership of property and privacy – wants to usher in a new period of tyranny and authoritarianism throughout the West that mimics the kind of government ruling China. Now, we learn that a WEF partner has long advocated for an end to private vehicle ownership, which would, of course, force everyone to live in squalid megacities by taking away ...

Over 1.1 million Tesla electric cars in China RECALLED over dangerous braking defect

May 16, 2023 -

The Chinese State Administration for Friday Regulation (SAMR) announced on Friday, May 12, that this massive recall involves more than 1.1 million Tesla vehicles produced in Shanghai from January 2019 to April of this year, including the Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y. (Related: Social media influencer exposes problems that come with owning a Tesla Model 3.)

Since Tesla arrived in China in 2014, the electric car company has sold about 1.13 million cars in the ...

Study finds electric vehicles pollute the environment 1,850 times more than gas-powered cars

2 months ago -

The 2022 study from the United Kingdom-based independent global emissions testing and research firm Emissions Analytics found that, during a 1,000-mile journey, EVs release 1,850 times more pollutants into the environment than their gas-powered counterparts due to the heavier weight that eats through the tires of EVs.

When discussing emissions, most would only consider the smoke and other pollutants belched by cars from their exhaust. But tire wear also plays a significant ...

Destination, biometrics and more: New cars can track and collect driver data, warn experts

July 10, 2023 -

Within the past decade, the technology used in vehicles has significantly advanced, allowing many modern cars to become increasingly connected.

This means new cars now have many ways to record user data. Modern vehicles can record your seatbelt settings and how often you use the accelerator, and even gather biometric information about you.

Unfortunately, some of this data is being sold by the questionable data broker industry.New cars record a shocking amount ...

New Jersey to BAN sale of new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035

January 25, 2024 -

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the initiative along with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, claiming that he believes the new state rule will help to alleviate so-called climate change.

"By filing the landmark Advanced Clean Cars II rule … New Jersey builds upon its standing as a national leader in climate action," Murphy said. "The steps we take today to lower emissions will improve air quality and mitigate climate impacts for ...

Hertz to sell 20k EVs from rental fleet, says electric cars too expensive to repair

January 14, 2024 -

Representing roughly one-third of its entire electric fleet, the 20,000 EVs Hertz is selling include Teslas, Chevrolet Bolts, Volvos, and other EV brands. Many of the cars are already up for sale, many of them at a steep discount.

When rental car companies sell cars this cheap, it is a sign that the vehicles in question must be disposed of quickly to keep the business functioning smoothly and profitably.

"While direct operating expenses per transaction day, excluding ...

Volkswagen to integrate ChatGPT into cars sold in Europe in the second quarter of 2024

January 12, 2024 -

OpenAI's ChatGPT is one of the world's most popular chatbots. It is known for simulating and processing human conversations and will be made into a central component of VW's venture into AI integration. The integration is expected to launch in European markets in the second quarter of 2024. A launch in the United States is pending market approval. (Related: Gaming giant Activision rolls out AI that SNOOPS on in-game voice chat conversations.)

VW's existing voice assistant ...

Connecticut’s Democratic governor pulls plug on plan to ban sale of gas cars by 2035

December 04, 2023 -

The Legislative Regulation Review Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly was set to hold a hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 28, to vote on Lamont's proposed ban on the sale of gas-powered vehicles in the state by 2035. (Related: BURNING CASH, NOT GAS: Federal, state subsidies for EVs cost $50,000 per car over a 10-year period.)

But on Monday, legislative sources confirmed to local news outlets that the committee had held off on the scheduled vote due to Lamont fearing ...

Study finds 20% of EV buyers REGRET their decision and SWITCH BACK to gas cars

September 08, 2023 -

The study, published in the journal Nature Energy, involved 4,160 early adopters of EVs in California between 2012 to 2018. This found that around 20 percent of these early adopters quickly abandoned their EVs or plug-in hybrids in favor of internal combustion engine vehicles, while another 18 percent of EV drivers returned to gas-powered vehicles with their next car purchases. (Related: EV COLLAPSE: Car dealerships are now rejecting EV deliveries due to low sales.)

The ...

Research shows Carnival cruise ships emit more toxic fumes than all the cars in Europe

July 14, 2023 -

The July study from The European Federation for Transport and Environment, a sustainable transport campaigner, revealed that at least 63 cruise ships owned by parent company Carnival Corporation emitted 43 percent more sulfur oxides, a group of harmful air pollutants, than all the 291 million cars in Europe in 2022.

The statistic is jarring, but it also points to a noteworthy decrease from several years ago, when the organization revealed that ships owned by Carnival Corporation ...

Insane EU emissions proposal would require people to buy new cars instead of maintaining existing ones

2 months ago -

The proposal comes from the European Commission and has not yet been ratified. It aims to phase out older vehicles for newer models in the name of protecting the environment. It introduces the concept of “residual vehicles,” which are those that experience breakdowns related to major parts such as the transmission, chassis, engine, brakes or steering wheel and are upwards of 15 years.

The regulation also outlines specific circumstances under which a car can be deemed residual ...

Tesla recalls more than 2 million cars to fix a defective driving system following DEADLY CRASHES

December 20, 2023 -

According to documents posted by safety regulators, Tesla will send out a software update to fix the problems.

The recall follows a two-year investigation conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use. Some of the investigated crashes were fatal.

The NHTSA reported that Autopilot's method of ensuring that drivers are paying attention ...