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Post by @stevemullis.net — Bluesky

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:28:41 +0000

[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!

Tags: #cars #funny #knobs

Why BYD’s R&D engine is terrifying Western automakers - Fast Company

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:01:36 +0000

The Blade Battery was born from grief. It was engineered by people who had watched their own lab burn, and who decided, with a resolve that borders on the religious, that it would never happen again.

Tags: #batteries #business #byd #cars #evs

Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike | The Verge

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:04:41 +0000

Cargo bikes won’t solve every problem we have. But they can certainly help make our communities more livable.

Tags: #cars #cycling #ebikes

The Subtle Art of Designing Physical Controls for Cars

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:51:48 +0000

In a previous article, I created a concept for in-car climate controls focusing on simple, physical controls. I've now found the time to turn this concept into reality through a rotary dial with dynamic haptic feedback. Along the way, I tested what makes dials feel intuitive, explored haptic design principles, and compared my approach to what carmakers are doing today.

Tags: #cars #knobs #ui #ux

Tactile Controls: Why Buttons Are Making a Comeback - IEEE Spectrum

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:57:57 +0000

When I’m driving, it’s actually unsafe for my car to be operated in that way. It’s hard to generalize and say, buttons are always easy and good, and touchscreens are difficult and bad, or vice versa. Buttons tend to offer you a really limited range of possibilities in terms of what you can do. Maybe that simplicity of limiting our field of choices offers more safety in certain situations.

Tags: #buttons #cars #gadgets #tech

Rush is a Band Blog: Neil Peart's Silver Surfers book now available

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:22:02 +0000

Neil Peart's final book - a coffee table book highlighting his extensive "Silver Surfers" car collection - officially releases today

Tags: #books #cars #peart #rush

Self-Driving Cars Have a Secret Weapon: Remote Control | WIRED

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:41:21 +0000

If a car gets in trouble, a human can use the car’s cameras and microphone to grok what’s going on.

Tags: #ai #cars #imported:pinboard #selfdriving

Self-Driving Cars Have a Secret Weapon: Remote Control | WIRED

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:41:21 +0000

If a car gets in trouble, a human can use the car’s cameras and microphone to grok what’s going on.

Tags: #ai #cars #selfdriving

Electric 2012 Ford Focus now available to reserve online | The Verge

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:05:58 +0000

Article note: I kind of want this. While it may not have the style of an electric DeLorean, Ford's now letting consumers get in line for the 2012 all-electric Focus, which carries a base MSRP of $39,200. The Focus will be going head to head with Nissan's Leaf and Chevy's Volt in the expanding e...

Tags: #auto #cars #electric #focus #ford

Papa John's founder finds his beloved 1971 Camaro - USATODAY.com

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:55:25 +0000

"John Schnatter sold the gold-and-black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 for $2,800 in 1983. The money helped save his father's tavern in Jeffersonville, Ind., and he used the rest to start what would become a worldwide pizza business. But he still missed his beloved Camaro and spent years searching for it. He created a website on the search, held promotional appearances and eventually offered $250,000 to whoever found it."

Tags: #bitchincamaro #business #camaros #cars #papajohns #pizza #system:host=www.usatoday.com

MichaelMoore.com : Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:49:41 +0000

"100 years ago this year, the founders of General Motors convinced the world to give up their horses and saddles and buggy whips to try a new form of transportation. Now it is time for us to say goodbye to the internal combustion engine. It seemed to serve us well for so long. We enjoyed the car hops at the A&W. We made out in the front -- and the back -- seat. We watched movies on large outdoor screens, went to the races at NASCAR tracks across the country, and saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time through the window down Hwy. 1. And now it's over. It's a new day and a new century. The President -- and the UAW -- must seize this moment and create a big batch of lemonade from this very sour and sad lemon. "

Tags: #cars #detroit #economy #environment #flint #gm #michaelmoore #michigan

Op-Ed Contributor - Let Detroit Go Bankrupt - NYTimes.com

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:25 +0000

Tags: #automotive #autos #bailout #bankruptcy #cars #detroit #economics #management

Speed Camera Pranks: The Muppet's Animal Caught Speeding, Driving Police Crazy

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:16:16 +0000

"Yes, the photo above is real: It is Animal—from The Muppets—driving a British Audi while speeding through a German road. The famous pink drummer is driving the police there absolutely crazy, because he keeps doing it again and again. Or better said, the real driver is, using a low-tech approach to take advantage of a weak point of the radar cameras."

Tags: #animal #automotive #brits #cars #funny #germany #radar #speeding

Living In A Garbage Truck - angelia's Car Blog

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:41:39 +0000

Tags: #apartments #cars #nifty

Dude Drives Wrecked Car - DoubleViking Video (s)

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:21:52 +0000

"It's equal parts awesome and illegal."

Tags: #cars #funny #videos