New Gravity “Charging Tree” Design Invokes Lynchings: Proves Yet Again US Needs EV Sockets

Recently I pointed out that US charging station cable theft has been a growing problem for years. And core to that story is the simple analysis that cables are unnecessary for charging stations. EV owners should bring their own cables to plug into a socket. A new Gravity announcement proves the problem, with a design … Continue reading New Gravity “Charging Tree” Design Invokes Lynchings: Proves Yet Again US Needs EV Sockets

Porsche Stock Exhaust Cheat Repeatedly Fails Basic Test of Noise Pollution Laws

Porsche owners have poured toxins into the air for decades, with little to no liability to those harmed. Now a groundbreaking enforcement of pollution laws seems to be honing in on noise, rather than the other forms of pollution. Fitted with sensitive microphones, the $35,000 cameras detect and capture everything from loud exhausts and backfires … Continue reading Porsche Stock Exhaust Cheat Repeatedly Fails Basic Test of Noise Pollution Laws

Self-Driving Cars Could “Create Hell on Earth”

This article originally appeared in 2016. by Paul Wagenseil Senior editor, security, privacy and gaming. LAS VEGAS — Autonomous driving systems such as Tesla’s Autopilot or Google’s self-driving cars are far from being safe, security researcher Davi Ottenheimer said last week at the BSides Las Vegas hacker conference here, adding that letting such machines make … Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Could “Create Hell on Earth”