Hurricanes are becoming deadlier as a result of climate change, and scientists are proposing that we should add another category to the scale used to measure storm intensity. Hurricanes are classified by categories one through five on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, but a recent study says a Category 6 is needed now that storms are intensifying … Read more
Image: Kirby Lee (AP) When drivers fill up with bad fuel from gas stations, they often end up with costly engine problems. But what happens when a company knowingly puts bad fuel in a gas station? SFGate reports that a California-based petroleum transportation company has allegedly been giving bad fuel to stations all over the … Read more
A consumer panel in Kerala has ordered automobile giant Maruti Suzuki India Limited to refund the price of a car they sold to a customer as its airbag did not deploy during an accident three years ago. The Malappuram District Consumer Commission issued the order based on a complaint filed by Mohammed Musliar, a native … Read more
As it turns out, pilots are also not on board with the idea of just one of them being in the cockpit during a flight. To show their displeasure, airline pilots at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands handed out flyers to raise awareness for plans to allow flights with just one pilot on the flight … Read more
Image: Tesla The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a rash of power steering failures affecting 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y EVs. Thousands of owners are reporting a loss of steering assistance, resulting in dozens of vehicles being towed as a result, and there has been at least one crash associated with … Read more
Photo: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images) A delivery robot apparently lost control on a snowy sidewalk and smashed into a parked car last Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. It might not be possible to gauge motive from computer code, but I wouldn’t rule out the collision being intentional. The adorably-shaped six-wheeled Starship Technologies robot didn’t attempt to … Read more
More idiots armed with cheap laser pointers are causing dangerous distractions for pilots than ever before. Some 13,000 laser strikes were reported to the Federal Aviation Administration by pilots in 2023, up from 9,457 reports in 2022, and marking a new record high. Laser attacks on aircraft have more than tripled since 2011, in spite … Read more
Screenshot: NBC10 Boston A New Hampshire woman is expected to survive her injuries after she fell into a dumpster on Monday at her housing complex while taking out her trash. Portal Axle Kit Turns Your Ford Bronco Into a Monster Truck The woman was flung into the back of a trash truck along with the … Read more
EVs are really heavy, and neither America’s drivers, nor the vital infrastructure they drive on, are ready for the chaos those big cars will bring. Experts are now especially worried the nation’s guardrails won’t hold up to the weight of EVs in a crash. We’re Driving the 2024 Honda Prologue, What Do You Want to … Read more
Trucking companies have been getting away with low insurance minimums that have failed to keep up with inflation, and it’s creating unsafe roads for the rest of us. The last time that U.S. regulation set minimums for truckers was in 1980 when the Motor Carrier Act mandated they carry at least $750,000 policies, which was … Read more
