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    AI video is invading YouTube Shorts and Google Photos starting today

    If you spot an AI movie, be sure to mark it as "dislike". If you are following (aka "subscribe") the poster, unfollow/unsubscribe
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    Audi’s midsize sedan goes electric: The 2025 A6 and S6 Sportback, driven

    In the EV space, that acceleration is "slow" for BEVs at the price of this vehicle. However, kudos for Audi for producing a BEV with EPA range appropriate to its price.
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    Audi’s midsize sedan goes electric: The 2025 A6 and S6 Sportback, driven

    At least the charge port is on the correct corner, though the lack of provision of NACS for North America is depressing, and will negatively impact sales. Tesla still have the best charging network in the USA and Canada, and having compatibility gives the best roadtrip experience. After...
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    2025 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante: A-M’s ultimate GT goes topless

    Additionally, this is bought by people with lots of these kind of cars and will, in general, be rarely driven. It is designed as an automotive work of art, and generally treated like one.
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    Tesla is the least-trusted car brand in America, survey finds

    Doesn't sound remotely like AutoPilot (which is just Adaptive Cruise + AutoSteer) However is does sound like FSD.
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    Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV

    I want to be able to use music, preferably the "Ride of the Valkyries" from the "Apocalypse Now" movie. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ_zNUmr8fM
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    Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV

    Lucid Air already has more than your desired range https://insideevs.com/news/732101/2025-lucid-air-gt-range-test/
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    Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV

    There are still a lot of senior execs in legacy automobile companies who don't "get" BEVs.
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    Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial

    The inability of Tesla vehicles to correctly read the speed limit sign is almost comical. Georgia normally places the (40 mph) minimum speed limit signs on freeways separately from the actual speed limit signs. Tesla software, even in 2025, is too bad at reading the signs to distinguish...
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    Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial

    Sorry to disturb the Tesla hate-fest herein, though Elmo clearly deserves whatever of that he receives. Taking out the name of the vehicle manufacturer, replacing it with "the OEM". The OEM's vehicle had adaptive cruise control, and equivalent software in 2019 on any vehicle from any...
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    Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial

    It does take account of the speed limits. Unless you are on a Freeway or divided highway, when the car is in "AutoSteer" mode in the USA it is limited to 5mph over the posted speed limit. In the UK it is limited to the actual posted speed limit. When just using "Adaptive Cruise", Tesla's now...
  12. J

    Everything we learned from a week with Apple CarPlay Ultra

    Bigger issue was the setup process from hell.
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    Nothing Phone 3 review: Nothing ventured, nothing gained

    Valid However, it is highly likely that Nothing could support re-assigning this button through a software update. The phone would then have two assignable buttons, which would be a very nice feature. The matrix on the back could also show a variety of informative icons or emojis, if they...
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    Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development

    Better to refer to it as "dirty" hydrogen. There's isn't any benefit to using dirty hydrogen that LNG wouldn't be used for. Example trucks and buses can be deployed today with LNG, and are. But LNG makes no sense for cars and light trucks.
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    Ten years on from Pluto, prospects for a revisit are a long way off

    We take twice as long as we should to develop new weapons systems, at a cost 4 to 10 times greater than it should cost. The problem is not wanting effective and viable weapons systems and military capabilities, which the Russian war against Ukraine shows are necessary, the problem is the broken...
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    A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year

    Having, back in the day, worked on development of a mobile phone with a replaceable battery, my advise is to be careful what you wish for. :poop: Replaceable batteries are a heavy component in the phone and it is insanely difficult to successfully maintain a contact between the battery and the...
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    Everything tech giants will hate about the EU’s new AI rules

    You forget that the EU has one of the largest and most desirable economies in the world. While it wouldn't be feasible for Australia, or Japan, or SK to go alone with this kind of regulation. It is very valid for the EU to do it. And some of the smaller economies will piggy-back on it.
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    Weird chemical used in plastics has erupted as latest fentanyl adulterant

    ...especially when you aren't dealing with trace amounts.
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    2025 Volvo EX90: A low-key luxury electric SUV

    Since the LIDAR hump isn't being cleared by the windshield wipers, won't crud become a problem? PS: Charge port is on the correct corner, but amazed they are still fitting CCS-1 for North America instead of NACS.
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    Rivian’s new Quad-Motor R1T and R1S beat the competition in any conditions

    Why couldn't you attach the mobile phone as a USB music source device? I can do that on Tesla, and I'd expect Rivian to have a similar capability.