Here's How To Prank Autonomous Cars When They Come

Look, we all know its just a matter of time before are everywhere. We can either piss and moan about how dehumanizing it'll be and how driving will be dead, or we can have some fun messing with them. I'm on the side of fun. Self-driving cars are, essentially, robots...

Apr 2, 2025

Matt Drudge Traps Robot Car That Crossed Him

Just a bit ago, Matt Drudge Twittled that a robot car was a jerk to him, and he'd managed to trap it in a parking lot: Perhaps without even realizing it, Matt Drudge has given us a taste of what the future of driving will be like, and has stumbled...

Apr 2, 2025

New Apps Let You Track Your Own Driving, If That's What You Want

When you trying to take care of you, you might use an app like , which can track your own exercise and consumption levels. What if you wanted that on your car, though? Mobile apps for your smartphone being developed now like and will soon allow you to track your...

Apr 2, 2025

Daily Mail Duped By Fake Article About Google Selling Driverless Cars

According to this urban alterna-taxi service and annoying fashion-shoot-looking-website will be purchasing 2500 of Google's new self-driving cars, the GX3200. This data comes by way of a about the first-of-its-kind fleet. Too bad it didn't actually happen. I don't want to be too hard on the Daily Mail — I...

Apr 2, 2025

What It's Like To Ride Around In Nissan's Autonomous Car

Nissan just announced that an autonomous, self-driving car. And I believe them, since I've just ridden in one of these robo-cars. You want to know what it's like to ride in an autonomous car? Boring. And that's exactly what they want it to be. Riding around in the sensor-packed Nissan...

Apr 2, 2025

Be Entertained As You Crash And Die With YouTube Car Integration

It's hard to keep track of all the entertainment features that have become common on cars in the last couple years. Smartphone integration, satellite radio, hands-free texting and Facebook apps, and now are just a few of them. But why can't we watch YouTube in the car? It seems like...

Apr 2, 2025

New Fuel Tanks Can Prevent Explosions Despite More Than 600 Hits

It's the easiest way to blow up a vehicle in Grand Theft Auto. Just shoot up the gas tank, boom, and you've got a nifty little explosion on your hands. That's entertaining in video games, sure, but when it's real life and you're in a real war zone, the prospect...

Apr 2, 2025

Would You Buy A Car You Won't Drive?

Lately, it has become more apparent than ever that and they are coming soon. But are people actually going to buy cars they won't drive? On the subject of autonomous cars, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said something in an interview that really got me thinking about what that means for...

Apr 2, 2025

In-Car Advertisements Must Die Before They Are Allowed To Live

These days, the biggest buzzword among automakers is "." Why be isolated in your car? They want you to be connected to your smartphone, to your social media pals, and even to other vehicles. They may even want to connect you with corporations who want to sell you stuff. Get...

Apr 2, 2025

Your Next Car Will Drive Itself

Autonomous cars. They're closer than you think. So what's good with that and what's bad with that? Believe it or not, there are plusses and minuses. This week on After/Drive, Mike Spinelli, Andrew DelColle from Popular Mechanics (who ), and yours truly sat down to discuss the autonomous and semi-autonomous...

Apr 2, 2025

Will Zoox Show An Autonomous Car At The LA Show Or A Big Load Of Crap?

Usually in the high-tech world, a website that makes big promises and consists of nothing but a sleek computer rendering of some revolutionary product is usually a good shorthand for "bullshit." The automotive world isn't much different, as the website for may or may not prove, depending on what we...

Apr 2, 2025

Aging Population In Japan Might Make Self Driving Cars Very Popular

Japan has one of the oldest populations in the western world. And a lot of their elderly people are dying in car accidents. That means that the advent of autonomous cars might be a good thing for them. The number one concern regarding autonomous cars in Japan appears to be...

Apr 2, 2025

Honda Wants Stores To Help Autonomously Park Your Car

Every car company seems to be guaranteeing autonomous cars before the end of the decade. But the levels of autonomy greatly differ. Some automakers seem to envision a car taking you from place to place, Honda sees it parking itself, if the store lets you. Parking in a crowded garage...

Apr 2, 2025

This Car Stops Working When You Aren't Paying Attention

How do you get drivers to stop texting, talking on a phone, eating, drinking coffee, or letting their minds wander elsewhere when they need to be focused on the road? One group of researchers in Australia has a possible solution: shut it down. has a report on a vehicle called...

Apr 2, 2025

In-Car Air Conditioning Turns 80 This Month And I'm So Glad It Exists

Quick, can you name the greatest technology that's ever been added to the automobile? No, it's not turbos, or anti-lock brakes, or airbags, or magnetic suspensions, although those things are all wonderful. It's air conditioning, and it turns 80 years old this month. Air conditioning is the best thing ever!...

Apr 2, 2025