AI Electronics New safety device for cyclists uses a Raspberry Pi and AI to spot dangerous drivers It also alerts motorists who are approaching too fast By Rob Thubron, March 14, 2024, 5:19 AM
Car Tech Tech Culture Vehicle safety group tests 14 partial automated driving systems, none earn a "good" rating Guess which company was rated the worst? By Rob Thubron, March 13, 2024, 5:20 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Tech Culture Automakers must bring back physical controls if they want the top safety rating in Europe Tesla will likely be affected more than most By Rob Thubron, March 5, 2024, 9:39 AM 38 comments
Industry Car Tech Tesla factory robot attack on employee highlights company's worker safety issues One out of every 21 workers at the Austin factory were injured last year By Rob Thubron, December 28, 2023, 7:58 AM 30 comments
Mobile Google Google is working on a new feature that turns Pixel phones into dashcams Probably a Pixel exclusive By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2023, 8:15 AM
Science Elon Musk's Neuralink accused of unsafely transporting infected material Would you get a brain chip implant from this man? By Alfonso Maruccia, February 13, 2023, 1:42 PM 20 comments
Apple Mobile Apple's crash detection continues to trigger false positives, this time on the ski slopes Latest version of iOS features crash detection optimizations By Shawn Knight, December 2, 2022, 12:02 PM
Electronics iFixit PSA highlights how to safety work with lithium ion batteries Tips and tricks to stay safe when working with lithium ion batteries By Shawn Knight, November 18, 2022, 11:35 AM
Mobile Car Tech Smartphones can help monitor and maintain bridges The accelerometer in your phone could help detect changes in structural integrity By Daniel Sims, November 15, 2022, 7:15 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Exploding e-bikes caused significantly more fires in New York City this year Cheap used batteries and mismatched chargers can cause explosions By Daniel Sims, November 1, 2022, 4:01 PM 21 comments
Electronics Hardware PSA: FBI releases safety statement regarding fake batteries Be cautious where you buy your batteries By Matt Frusher, October 10, 2022, 2:24 PM 16 comments
Apple Mobile iPhone 14 crash detection is inadvertently triggering on roller coasters False positives could put real lives in danger By Shawn Knight, October 10, 2022, 9:56 AM 8 comments
The Web Apple YouTuber puts iPhone 14 crash detection feature to the test Remarkably, nobody was injured By Shawn Knight, September 21, 2022, 11:56 AM
Car Tech Mobile Pedestrians could soon alert Ford drivers with a mobile app Safety system could identify pedestrians behind obstructions By Daniel Sims, September 19, 2022, 7:17 PM
Car Tech Autonomous driving tech falters in latest AAA safety tests One step forward and two steps back for autonomous driving features By Shawn Knight, May 12, 2022, 3:10 PM 18 comments
The Web Car Tech New AAA study finds flaws in some driver monitoring systems Test results show a clear advantage for camera-based monitoring systems By Jimmy Pezzone, February 5, 2022, 9:55 AM 9 comments
Industry Car Tech Tesla owners reported over 100 'phantom braking' incidents in the last three months The reports were filed with the NHTSA By Cohen Coberly, February 2, 2022, 4:16 PM 18 comments
Car Tech Nearly half a million Teslas have been recalled in the US over trunk lid issues Six years of Model 3s and the latest Model S Teslas are affected By Cal Jeffrey, December 30, 2021, 6:24 PM
Electronics Alexa tells 10-year-old child to perform a deadly 'challenge' Involving a penny and a wall charger By Cohen Coberly, December 29, 2021, 8:13 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Less than two-weeks later, Miami rolls back its ban on shared electric scooters If you can't beat 'em, regulate 'em By Cal Jeffrey, November 29, 2021, 5:59 PM 12 comments
The Web Security Facebook says it has invested $13 billion on safety and security over the past five years The social giant hired thousands of people to tackle privacy and harmful content By Adrian Potoroaca, September 21, 2021, 3:44 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Peloton recalls over 125,000 treadmills following child's death, dozens of injuries It had called CPSC warnings "inaccurate and misleading" By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2021, 5:17 AM 8 comments
Car Tech Consumer Reports analysis claims modern safety tech could cut road deaths in half if they came standard We should focus on safety tech on hand, Consumer Reports says By Shawn Knight, June 29, 2020, 10:43 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture Mobile Tinder is doing more to make users feel safe when meeting new people Tinder's enhanced safety comes at the cost of privacy By Shawn Knight, January 23, 2020, 12:47 PM
Car Tech Tech Culture Teen solves vehicle blind spot issue using webcam and projector Ingenuity starts at an early age By Shawn Knight, November 5, 2019, 11:37 AM 17 comments