Self-Driving Cars Still Only Safer Than Humans When Driving In Straight Lines Under Perfect Conditions

Self-Driving Cars Still Only Safer Than Humans When Driving In Straight Lines Under Perfect Conditions

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 09: A Waymo self-driving car stops while driving as people stand in the middle of the street to photograph the sunrise on April 09, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Dozens of people came out to see and photograph the biannual phenomenon dubbed “California Henge” when the sun falls perfectly between … Read more

Rolling SUVs Down A Cliff Reveals How Safe Modern Cars Are

Rolling SUVs Down A Cliff Reveals How Safe Modern Cars Are

Morbid curiosity drives many folks to YouTube car crash videos, be they professionally and scientifically staged or dashcam footage from far away countries, but this video of two brand-new crossovers getting rolled down a rocky mountain really caught my attention. This video is hardly scientific, but I was still shocked by how well both the … Read more

Large SUVs Might Not Be As Safe As You Think

Large SUVs Might Not Be As Safe As You Think

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) just released new crash test results for three full-size, three-row SUVs — the Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Tahoe, and Jeep Wagoneer — and these family haulers had varied crash test performances. Full-size SUVs are popular choices due to their size and the perceived safety that comes with that size, … Read more

Tesla’s ‘Full-Self Driving’ Software Doesn’t Understand New York City

Tesla’s ‘Full-Self Driving’ Software Doesn’t Understand New York City

Driving in Manhattan is not difficult. It’s slow, often frustrating, and can put you at risk of horse-related mishaps, but it’s not hard in the way that tourists often describe. There’s a flow to things, a set of rules that — while perhaps unique to the city — make sense with a bit of observation. … Read more

Rhode Islanders Deserve Their Kei Cars, All 30 Of Them

Rhode Islanders Deserve Their Kei Cars, All 30 Of Them

He’s just a little guy!Photo: Matthew Kane matthewkane, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Back in 2021, the Rhode Island DMV took a page out of Maine’s book and started canceling registrations for imported kei trucks. Now the state is at it again, asking owners of already-registered kei trucks to turn in their registrations — but this … Read more

GM’s Super Cruise Is Handy, But It Definitely Has Its Quirks

GM’s Super Cruise Is Handy, But It Definitely Has Its Quirks

My friend group was recently looking at taking separate cars on a road trip from Los Angeles to Yosemite when we were saved from that logistical nightmare by a big Pearl Beige Metallic GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate. This Yukon is called the Ultimate for a reason; it was equipped with GM’s Super Cruise, a rear … Read more

Mario Kart Ride-On Racer Recalled For Unintended Acceleration After 15 Crashes

Mario Kart Ride-On Racer Recalled For Unintended Acceleration After 15 Crashes

Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you don’t even need to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintended acceleration recalls. JAKKS … Read more

Small SUV ‘Crash Avoidance’ Tech Does Not Avoid Crashes

Small SUV ‘Crash Avoidance’ Tech Does Not Avoid Crashes

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 10 of the most popular small crossovers on the market and found that just one of them earned a “good” rating when it comes to vehicle-to-vehicle crash prevention. That is, uh, less than ideal — especially for folks who ride motorcycles and those of us who generally do … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Gets A Recall For Pedals That Get Cyberstuck

Tesla Cybertruck Gets A Recall For Pedals That Get Cyberstuck

The Tesla Cybertruck, a truck so rugged it can only be defeated by a car wash, was reportedly hit with a stop-sale recently because problems with its accelerator kept causing unintended acceleration issues. Don’t worry, though, just because a Cybertruck could attack at any time doesn’t mean it necessarily will. Also, TechCrunch reports that Tesla … Read more

Three Million Hondas Possibly Impacted By Braking Defect That Has Injured 93 People

Three Million Hondas Possibly Impacted By Braking Defect That Has Injured 93 People

About 3 million Hondas are facing increased scrutiny from the U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration after over 1,000 complaints about the unexpected activation of the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system. Now, those cars are facing an engineering analysis from the organization. I Need A Car That Can Handle New York Winters | WCSYB? The probe … Read more