Used Car Prices Hit Record High As Dealership Inventory At Historic Low
By Tyler Durden Wholesale used car prices rose to an all-time high in September as inventories at dealerships remain at historically low levels, given the…
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Does Biden’s $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Include a Mileage Tax?
By Brad Polumbo Here’s a dismaying prospect: Paying 6, 8, or 10 cents in new taxes for every mile you drive. It may sound small,…
DHS And Police Think Motorists Should Put Drivers Licenses In Clear Bags
By MassPrivateI What began as a TSA request for airline passengers to put liquids, gels and aerosols in clear plastic bags has expanded to schools,…
In-Car Cameras Are Now Watching Every Little Thing You Do
By Tyler Durden Gone are the days where you could hop in your car and escape to somewhere for a little privacy. That’s because cameras…
More Driverless Electric Robotaxis Being Tested in Select U.S. Cities and Singapore — Never Mind Battery Fire and Accident Risks
By B.N. Frank Electric Vehicles (EVs) continue to be recalled due to battery fires (see 1, 2). EVs also emit high levels of harmful electromagnetic…
DHS’s Flawed Plan for Mobile Driver’s Licenses
By Adam Schwartz and Alexis Hancock Digital identification can invade our privacy and aggravate existing social inequities. Designed wrong, it might be a big step…
$11B Invested into Data Collecting Autonomous Trucks; “And yet, there’s still not a true driverless truck—and may never be.”
By B.N. Frank Warnings about totally autonomous vehicles NOT being safe have been ongoing (see 1, 3, 4, 5, 6). Warnings about massive job loss…
Drive with On-Board Wi-Fi? It’s Allowing The FBI To Spy On Your Vehicle
By B.N. Frank There is government, independent, military, and industry-funded research that indicates exposure to Bluetooth, cell phone and wireless “Wi-Fi” radiation is biologically harmful…
Knightscope’s Robots Have Scanned Billions Of Cellphones, Millions Of People And License Plates
By MassPrivateI During the height of the pandemic, Knightscope posted a blog titled “By The Numbers” with the above image. Their blog is basically a…
285,000+ Teslas Recalled Due To Potential Cruise Control Problem Which Could Cause Accidental Acceleration
By B.N. Frank Complaints about Teslas include: crashes and other potentially fatal mechanical and operational issues (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) fires that are…
License Plate Readers Are Ticketing Cars For Polluting The Air
By MassPrivateI Forget all the exaggerated claims public officials told you about CCTV cameras and public safety. Move over Vision Zero proponents, because there is a…
Lawsuit Accuses Digital Recognition Network of Secretly Collecting Billions of License Plates
By Derrick Broze A recently filed lawsuit accuses Digital Recognition Network of covertly collecting vehicle data on millions of Americans and selling it for a…
The Dystopian Future in Which Almost No One Owns a Car
Op-Ed by Zachary Yost By this point readers are more than familiar with the previously unthinkable infringements on our traditional rights and liberties due to…
Officials Use COVID To Create Statewide Vehicle Surveillance Programs Run By Rekor Systems
By MassPrivateI Cash-strapped states are using COVID as an excuse to create AI-driven vehicle recognition or license plate reader surveillance programs. As Rekor Systems president…