General Motors is not happy with Ford’s driver-assistance technology name, Reuters reports . Why? Because BlueCruise, Ford’s tech, sounds too much like GM’s Super Cruise and Hyper Cruise, its own driver-assistance technologies, and Cruise, its Advertisement Both Ford’s BlueCruise and GM’s Super and Hyper Cruise systems are base-level autonomous driving technologies that would allow drivers to lift their hands from the steering wheel while still being alert. These technologies aren’t fully self-driving, but they’re what the SAE “While GM had hoped to resolve the trademark infringement matter with Ford amicably, we were left with no choice but to vigorously defend our brands and protect the equity our products and technology have earned over several years in the market,” GM said in its statement. Ford has argued that GM and Cruise’s claim is “meritless and frivolous” because Basically, Ford is calling BlueCruise a kind of advanced cruise …
Here’s What’s Next for Perseverance Rover’s Journey on Mars
NASA has a new toy to play with on Mars, but the space agency has some important work to do before the Perseverance Advertisement After traversing nearly 300 million miles over the past nine months, NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars. During a NASA press conference “I almost feel like we’re in a dream,” said Jennifer Trosper, deputy project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, during a post-landing press conference held yesterday. Indeed, there’s lots to be excited about. Perseverance has landed inside the 28-mile-wide (45- Speaking earlier today at the presser, Aaron Stehura, the d G/O Media may get a commission TCL - 55" Class 4 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Android TV $430 at Best Buy Geologist Kathryn Stack Morgan, deputy project scientist for the Mars 2020 mission, said she’s transfixed by the images, particularly a new photo showing the right wheel of the rover on the …
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Here’s Who Funds the Tech Think Tanks Asking Congress to Reconsider This Whole Antitrust Thing
A coalition of 13 different think tanks and advocacy groups penned an open letter to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Monday warning lawmakers about two major antitrust bills that lawmakers are set to vote on later this week . Instead of wrangling Big Tech, the letter says, these bills would “dramatically degrade” if not outright break the gizmos and gadgets we love using every day. Advertisement “We believe that voters want Congress to fix things that are broken—not break or ban things that they feel are working well,” the letter reads. “We strongly encourage you to reject these proposals.” What that letter (naturally) leaves out, however, is how every org that signed this letter is, in some way, being funded by the same companies that would be subject to the provisions of the bills in question. The two bills were part of the five-bill package unveiled by a bipartisan group of lawmakers earlier this month, that all collectively hope …
This Ridiculous Crap-Era EV Uses A Hair Dryer As A Window Defroster
The 1970s were full of startups building their own hilariously terrible Electrek Uncar , was so ridiculous that it had a manual transmission that doesn’t really work and a window defroster that is literally a hair dryer. Advertisement If this car looks familiar to you, it’s because our Jason Torchinsky found one for sale on Craigslist last year. That Electrek Uncar was in a bit of a sorry state. It was missing batteries, a controller and its body falling apart. But if you ever wondered what Aging Wheels YouTube channel has you covered: T the Crap Era , the worst period for electric cars. In 1979, Unique Mobility threw its hat into the electric car ring with the Electrek Uncar. Built in Colorado and looking like an AMC Pacer that spent some time in a microwave, the fiberglass-bodied Electrek Uncar tried to be a real usable electric car. A press release from Unique Mobility says: “Unconventional, unusual, unlikely, …
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Toyota’s Interactive Owner’s Manual App Thing Is A Good Idea
The owner’s manual is a pretty well-understood concept at this point. I doubt most of the Jalopnik audience would say it’s in need of improvement — it’s a floppy book that contains general information about your vehicle, and it serves that purpose well. But technology affords us new, potentially more convenient and engaging ways to convey information, and so I believe the interactive manual app thing Toyota is pitching in tandem with the new Sienna could be a pretty good idea. Advertisement Toyota says this app will be offered as a “pilot program” on the minivan, which suggests the digital experience will be optional for those that want it. We’ve reached out for more clarification on that front. Unlike most “digital” owner’s manuals, this isn’t a PDF version of the book uploaded to Toyota’s website; it’s software with a 3D model of the Sienna that can hone in on details inside and out, and is highly searchable through typed or voiced queries. And because it’s …
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Here’s How To Help Protect Yourself From Keyless Car Theft
We’ve said it before, but stealing a car with a keyless ignition system is really easy . So easy, in fact, that it’s become a serious problem in the United Kingdom, among other countries reminder Thursday that owners should be vigilant, and there’s actually a rather simple solution to help Advertisement The short answer is to stash that fob in a tin or, say, your fridge (yes, seriously) when you’re not on the road. The NPCC cites an increase of 3.1 percent in vehicle crime in the U.K. between May and June, The thing is, the relay won’t be able to pick up the fob’s signal if it’s being physically blocked. And that’s not hard to do! You could use one of those aforementioned makeshift solutions, likely already lying around in your home. Or, if you feel like spending money, there happen to be tons of RFID pouches and such on the internet’s numerous sites that sell things . Fortunately, which tracks . I Last week Leicestershire …
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