Latest Reader Question (Feb. 1, 2018)
Here is the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Mike asks: Why are slow, discourteous drivers called "Clovers"... what do they have to do with a clover leaf? I own a vintage...
Latest Reader Question (January 28, 2018)
Here are the latest reader questions, along with my replies!
Wade asks: Is Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking our license plates now?
My reply: Unfortunately, it's not just ICE that's doing this....
Video Rant: 2018 Kia Rio
Here's a quick video rant/walk-around of the 2018 Kia Rio - which may be "entry level" but like others of its species isn't a basic shitbox:
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Angry Old “hero” Gets Huffy
Here's a video of a "hero" getting explosively angry over a person filming in a public area - making up "law" as he goes!
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Tesla “AutoCrash” System Probed by Feds
A second federal safety agency has opened a probe of an incident in which a Tesla electric car on Autopilot rammed into a parked firetruck, a sign of the scrutiny the...
Latest Radio (Jan. 25, 2018)
Here's the audio of my appearance on Bill Meyer's show in Oregon (KMED). We talked about the privacy - and economic - issues that attend ownership of a "connected" car:
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Latest Reader Questions (Jan. 24, 2018)
Here are the latest reader questions, along with my replies:
Clyde asks: All cars sold in 2018 are data miners, certainly. How about older models? When did mining start?
My reply: GM began equipping...
Latest Reader Question (January 23, 2018)
Here's the latest reader question, long with my reply:
MS asks: What happens if you buy the same chatty-Cathy car as a used vehicle from your neighbor down the block? Is permission to...
Today’s Clover (Jan. 23, 2018)
I encountered this Clover two days after our area got a couple inches of snow. No snow on the roads - and 52 degrees outside. Not much chance of anything freezing....
Radio Today/Site News
I'll be on with Bill Meyer (KMED in Oregon) today at 9:35 east coast to discuss the milking of our data without tossing us a few coins, at least. Should be...