Hackers Show How To Unlock, Start Cars Remotely By Sean Tucker 12/02/2022 7:51am Today’s cars are more connected than ever. So…ah…um…who…exactly…can connect to them? That’s the question white hat hacker Sam Curry wants us all to ask. This week, he exposed security flaws that could let him track, unlock, and even start new cars from […]
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Cars of the Future Will Likely be More Vulnerable to Hacking By Sean Tucker 03/22/2021 12:00pm What’s the most sophisticated piece of computer equipment you own? If you said your laptop or your smartphone, you’re probably wrong. According to a report by McKinsey and company, “Today’s cars have up to 150 ECUs and about 100 million lines
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YOUR GUIDE TO PURCHASING NEW TIRES Posted on Feb 18, 2021 By VALLEY DRIVING SCHOOL The best tires to purchase will vary depending on what you drive, where you drive, and when you drive! The right time to purchase tires is before your old ones wear beyond use, and when you live somewhere like
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Outback Highway is an adventure track you will never forget By dangerousroads Outback Highway (or Outback Way) is one of Australia’s great four-wheel-drive odysseys: an adventure track you will never forget. It’s said to be Australia’s longest shortcut. How long is the Outback Highway? The epic drive is 2,800 km (1,740 mi), running
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Testing Agency: Driver Attention Monitors Are Terrible By Sean Tucker 03/13/2024 8:16am The systems that ensure a driver is paying attention to the road don’t work very well, according to a new study. An insurance industry lab tested 14 such systems, giving one an “Acceptable” score. The other 13 fell below even acceptable levels. Insurance
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There are many reasons why a person might decide to trade in their vehicle, whether it be opting for a lower monthly payment or upgrading to a vehicle that better fits their lifestyle. Regardless, dealerships usually make trade-in processes quick, transparent, and easy. But how exactly does it work? And what if you still owe
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Umling La is the highest paved road on Earth By dangerousroads Umling La is a high mountain pass at 5.882m (19,300ft) above the sea level, located in Jammu and Kashmir, in India. It’s one of the highest motorable roads in the world. The drive features a real risk of AMS (altitude-mountain-sickness) and death due to Pulmonary
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Car Safety Agency Makes Harder Tests; More Cars Ace Them By Sean Tucker 03/01/2024 8:03am 2024 is a good year for car safety. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the American car safety testing group regarded as the hardest grader in the industry, made its crash tests even harder. But more cars earned its
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NY Times Pins Surging Road Deaths on Phones, Drugs, Poor Lighting By Sean Tucker 12/11/2023 8:34am “If the U.S. had made as much progress reducing vehicle crashes as other high-income countries had over the past two decades, about 25,000 fewer Americans would die every year.” That’s the stark math at the heart of a New
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Crash Tests Suggest Small Car Rear-Seat Safety Lacking By Sean Tucker 05/12/2023 9:52am For rear-seat passengers, even the safest small car isn’t as safe as it could be. In a new round of safety tests, just two small sedans got a passing grade for protecting people in the back from a frontal-impact crash. One of
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