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First Look: 2024 Ford Ranger and Ranger Raptor

The Truth About Cars

Additional tie-down points have been added as well and there are standard outlets in the back (connected to the 400-watt inverter) if you want to hook up appliances. But some of the materials used on the test models I previewed felt a little cheap. Definitely not. Storage is more than adequate. Do you need all of that?

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

Teslarati

16:32 CST – Pete Bannon and David Lau discussed how Tesla’s software and connected cars enable the company to roll out improvements at speed. Definitely highlighting this “extreme scale” theme Elon Musk referenced. I’m personally biased for the third-genp platform, but only because I’m a cheap guy by default.

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Non-bike bike gear tested: HoverAir X1 is the cyclists’ drone I’ve been looking for

Baua Electric

And sometimes it’s just nice to grab some third-person shots of myself on the bike, or capture cool drone angles of the places I ride for fun. I download the shots and pictures straight to my phone with its wireless connection, and I’m all set. And I’m glad I did, because this is my new main go-to riding drone.

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Non-bike bike gear reviewed: Linka Lasso smartphone-controlled chain lock

Baua Electric

And if you’re the kind of person that only bikes occasionally and thus don’t walk around with your bike lock’s key on you all the time, you don’t need to remember to grab the key on the way out since your phone IS the key. Next, the connected nature of the lock allows you to actually share unlocking credentials with other people.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

EV Central

But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. inch infotainment screen, although the addition of satellite-navigation means it drops the wireless smartphone connectivity, with users instead having to plug in if they want to use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior. And… it’s worked.

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IEEE Spectrum’s Top Telecom Stories of 2023

Cars That Think

Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice? But a lack of standards and an increasing reliance on deep learning models to make vocal matches—models that cannot explain the connections they’ve made—suggest there’s a long way to go before voiceprinting ever gets its day in court. So even in the future, try not to misplace a security key.

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First Drive: 2023 Ford Super Duty Lineup

The Truth About Cars

It's all very clever and designed to help encourage fleet managers to stick with Ford, as two-person jobs are now easily achievable by a solo operator. I’ve certainly got mixed opinions about connected vehicles. But this is a smart play by Ford and something other automakers are definitely going to be envious over.

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