#cartech — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cartech, aggregated by home.social.
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🛠️🚗 Oh no! My fancy car's OTA update totally borked Android Auto, proving that software updates are indeed the digital equivalent of Russian roulette. The only "improvement" here is the green interface—because who needs functional tech when you can have more *stability* 🙄?
https://imdanielkendall.com/the-great-software-regress-how-move-fast-and-break-things-broke-our-lives/ #OTAUpdates #SoftwareFails #AndroidAuto #CarTech #DigitalIssues #HackerNews #ngated -
Car touchscreens are cheap, not good
https://ben.stolovitz.com/posts/car-touchscreens-are-cheap-not-good/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48806151
#HackerNews #cartech #touchscreens #automotive #design #critique #userexperience
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This full video is built around visible payoff. Each product needs a clear role: cleaner charging, better phone placement, wider recording context, easier diagnostics, tire support, battery backup, trunk control, fast cleanup, visible security, comfort, trash control, or better task lighting. https://youtu.be/jH67bWNwuRE
#CarTech #CircuitPeek #CarGadget #AmazonFinds #RoadTrip -
🚗🔒 Oh no, #Volkswagen is blocking some niche OS users! Because clearly, the pinnacle of #innovation is making sure only approved phones can communicate with your car's dashboard. 🎉 And here we thought the future of driving was flying cars, not app compatibility issues. 😂
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/35949-volkswagen-app?page=3 #CarTech #AppCompatibility #NicheOS #HackerNews #ngated -
🕵️♂️ Ah, the OVMS! Because what’s more thrilling than staring at your phone, obsessing over your car's tire pressure while pretending you're saving the world? 🔋🤳 Fear not, they'll send you a PUSH alert when your car decides it's had enough of being your glorified Tamagotchi. 🚗💨
https://www.openvehicles.com/home #OVMS #TirePressure #CarTech #PushNotifications #GadgetObsessed #Automotive #HackerNews #ngated -
Преодолел лень-забывчивость и заехал в автомагазин купить свечной ключик. Дома есть, но короткий. Итак, вашему вниманию старые свечи! (Не романтика, не тот вариант 🙂)
* 95 бензин и практически всегда одна заправка
* накатано 58000 (много, знаю, как обычно лень было за ключиком заехать)Ваше мнение, автомеханики? То, что электроды уже сильно покушало, вижу. Что ещё подскажите?
#CarMaintenance #SparkPlugs #AutoRepair #EngineHealth #CarTech #GarageLife
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The Car That Watches You Back: The Advertising Infrastructure of Modern Cars
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🚗🤖🎉 "Breaking news: car companies discover that pressing a button is easier than swiping a screen while driving! 🌟 Who would've thought physical #buttons could beat the mesmerizing allure of greasy fingerprints and distracted driving? 🙄 Next up: the groundbreaking revelation that round wheels roll better than square ones!"
https://etsc.eu/physical-buttons-outperform-touchscreens-in-new-cars/ #cartech #innovation #driving #safety #over #screens #automotive #news #HackerNews #ngated -
Inferring Car Movement Patterns from Passive TPMS Measurements
https://dspace.networks.imdea.org/handle/20.500.12761/2011
#HackerNews #Inferring #Car #Movement #Patterns #from #Passive #TPMS #Measurements #cartech #automotive #dataanalysis #TPMS #innovation
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Think your car 🚘 is a private place? Think again.
Mozilla Foundation says cars are the worst product category they’ve ever reviewed for privacy!
Find out how your vehicle collects your private data in Andrew Oram’s What Everybody Knows About You series: https://lpi.org/lgsc
@mozilla #smartcars #dataprivacy #connectedvehicles #CarTech #digitaltracking #privacymatters #vehicledata
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Tiny explosions, massive power. 🚗💥
The internal combustion engine is a masterpiece of engineering. Through a 4-step cycle—Intake, Compression, Power, and Exhaust—it turns fuel into the motion that drives our world.
Thousands of cycles per minute, one incredible result. ⚙️✨
#Engineering #Mechanics #CarTech #HowItWorks #Science #Automotive
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Volkswagen 👴 finally realizes that #touchscreens are about as popular as socks with sandals and decides to resurrect physical buttons. Because who doesn't love mashing buttons like it's 1999 while driving? 🚗💥 Please, VW, what's next? A comeback for the cassette player? 🎶
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69916699/volkswagen-interior-physical-buttons-return/ #Volkswagen #PhysicalButtons #Nostalgia #DrivingInnovation #CarTech #HackerNews #ngated -
Volkswagen Brings Back Physical Buttons
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69916699/volkswagen-interior-physical-buttons-return/
#HackerNews #Volkswagen #Physical #Buttons #CarTech #AutoNews #DesignInnovation
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🚗🔌 Ah, yes, because what every automotive engineer dreams of is turning their ECUs into glorified retro gaming consoles over an audio jack. 🎮🔊 Forget about keeping your car running smoothly, let's just focus on bringing #DOOM to your dashboard. 🚀💥
https://www.mikeayles.com/#kidoom #automotiveengineering #retrogaming #cartech #gamingonwheels #HackerNews #ngated -
🚗🗺️ Cập nhật bản đồ OTA cho BMW, Mercedes không thể tải 64 GB mỗi lần. Các nhà phát triển phải dùng “delta‑patch” chỉ gửi kilobytes thay đổi, bảo vệ bằng chữ ký số và CDN để tránh hack và tiêu hao pin. #CarTech #Navigation #OTA #XeÔtô #CậpNhậtBảnĐồ #Tech #CôngNghệ
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🎉 Ah yes, #Honda has finally discovered that two years of meticulously crafted machine learning can be outperformed by a month's worth of "prompts" and hand-waving 👐. Turns out that #SQL, our grandpa's favorite tool, couldn't handle the complexities of modern car complaints like "Oops, I spilled some oil" 🚗💧. The solution? Maybe just ask #ChatGPT next time! 🤖
https://www.levs.fyi/blog/2-years-of-ml-vs-1-month-of-prompting/ #MachineLearning #CarTech #ModernSolutions #HackerNews #ngated -
Honda's next-gen hybrid prototypes are here, promising "lighter, faster, and more fun" cars with a virtual 8-speed S+ Shift mode. Apparently, even a fake transmission can make a hybrid engaging! Who knew? What's your take on the future of hybrids? #HondaHybrid #CarTech #Automotive #TechNews
https://www.engadget.com/transportation/driving-hondas-lighter-faster-and-more-fun-next-gen-hybrid-prototype-150000472.html?src=rss -
GM continua a rimuovere CarPlay dalle auto 🚗,
sostenendo sia una scelta coraggiosa come quella di Jobs con i dischi 🖥️.Due anni dopo, l’azienda ribadisce la sua visione: integrazione totale, niente più mirroring.#CarTech #FutureOfCars #GMVision
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Get ready for your car to talk back! GM is integrating Google Gemini AI by 2026 for more 'natural-sounding' driver interactions.
Will it finally understand my mumbled requests for coffee, or just judge my driving? What's the killer feature you'd want from a car AI?
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/gm-is-bringing-google-gemini-powered-ai-assistant-to-cars-in-2026/
#GoogleGemini #CarTech #AIassistant #Innovation #AutoAI -
Guess who's back, back again? The Chevy Bolt EV! It's making a 'limited run' return as a 2027 model, promising faster charging, NACS port access (hello, Superchargers!), and a sub-$30k price.
But in classic form, they've ditched Apple CarPlay for Google built-in. Decisions, decisions. Are we excited for this 'limited' comeback, or does the CarPlay snub sting a bit too much?
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/the-beloved-chevrolet-bolt-is-back-but-only-for-a-limited-run-161552328.html?src=rss
#EVs #TechNews #ChevyBolt #ElectricVehicles #CarTech -
Ford locking basic navigation behind a subscription
https://old.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1nw5s9f/ford_locking_basic_navigation_behind_a/
#HackerNews #Ford #Subscription #Model #Navigation #CarTech #News #Automotive #Industry #DigitalServices
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How hackers froze a $30B car company overnight. 🚗 A wild story of a modern cyberattack.
https://eproductempire.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-hackers-froze-30-billion-car.html
#CyberAttack
#Hackers
#Cybersecurity
#Ransomware
#DataBreach
#TechNews
#Infosec
#CarTech
#Business
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#CarTech #GadgetsForCars #AutoGadgets #TechLife #CarUpgrade #SmartDriving #NanoBananaAI #tech #technology #car
