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These Are The Cars You Think Will Be The New Nissan Altima

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These Are The Cars You Think Will Be The New Nissan Altima The Nissan Altima may be dying, but the Altima is adored by thousands, if not millions, of the worst drivers God ever saw fit to put on this earth. What are those fans going to drive next? This is the question I posed to you all earlier this week, and today I’m spelunking through your answers. Wish me luck. Read more…

Jalopnik 200 2023-09-18

‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen

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‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen Tesla was the worst offender out of all 25 car brands reviewed in the report. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIf you’re wondering which gadgets have the worst user privacy practices, it turns out the answer may be parked outside. According to a report published by the Mozilla Foundation on Wednesday, cars are “the official worst categor…

The Verge 369 2023-09-18

Waymo is using insurance data about self-driving cars to bolster its safety case

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Waymo is using insurance data about self-driving cars to bolster its safety case Image: GettyWaymo is using insurance data to make the case that its self-driving cars are safer than human drivers. The report, a result of the collaboration first announced last year between the Alphabet-owned company and the insurer Swiss Re, is intended to show how driverless vehicles crash less often and damage less property than human-drive…

The Verge 146 2023-09-17

The Worst Cars To Bring To Burning Man

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The Worst Cars To Bring To Burning Man Despite what the rich people at Burning Man this year may say, things have been a bit of a disaster. Record breaking rains completely flooded the part of the Nevada desert where the annual festival takes place, and it completely fucked up roads. Read more…

Jalopnik 240 2023-09-16

Our Self-Driving Cars Will Save Countless Lives, But They Will Kill Some of You First

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Our Self-Driving Cars Will Save Countless Lives, But They Will Kill Some of You First I’m going to say something you wouldn’t expect from the CEO of a car company: America’s roads are a warzone. Over 40,000 traffic fatalities in 2021. Millions of car accidents per year. Our streets and highways are dangerous, and it’s clear that the current system isn’t working. Years of preventable tragedies inspired me to start this company, an…

McSweenys 220 2023-09-16

LPT: Learn how to change your cars air filters

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LPT: Learn how to change your cars air filters Your car has two air filters, one for the engine and one for the cabin. They should be changed every 6-12 months. When you get your oil changed, they usually ask if you want them replaced for about 30-40 bucks apiece. These filters typically cost about 10 bucks and are super easy to replace. The cabin air filter is usually located behind the glo…

Life Pro Tips 133 2023-09-08

Nissan Might Be Killing Two Of Its Cheapest, Most Popular Cars

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Nissan Might Be Killing Two Of Its Cheapest, Most Popular Cars The death of cheap-ish sedans and small cars continues. Maybe. If speculation from Motor 1 based off a future timeline from Automotive News is to believed, Nissan’s Altima and Versa sedans are gone after 2025. Read more…

Jalopnik 176 2023-09-07

Toyota Starlet, Honda Civic Type R, Kawasaki Ninja Race Bike: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

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Toyota Starlet, Honda Civic Type R, Kawasaki Ninja Race Bike: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online Happy Friday, everybody. The days are really starting to feel shorter now — I can look out my office window right now on a city darkened by shadows, as the sun nestles behind buildings on its way down to meet the horizon. The midday heat has cooled from the blistering mid-90s to a more pleasant mid-80s. Fall is… Read more…

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Rivian CEO Mocks People Who Buy Gas Cars

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Rivian CEO Mocks People Who Buy Gas Cars The EV transition is happening, whether you like it or not. It won’t be an overnight process — we keep our cars around for 12.5 years on average, and it’ll take longer than that to entirely cycle out America’s internal combustion fleet — but Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe sees that change coming sooner rather than later. In… Read more…

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These Are The Best Cars For Broke People

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These Are The Best Cars For Broke People We here at Jalopnik are rich in friendship and spirit. Our coffers overflow with good times and great vibes. Of course, that doesn’t mean shit in the real world, but hey, take what you can get. Read more…

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10 Cheap Cars That Consumer Reports Recommends In 2023

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10 Cheap Cars That Consumer Reports Recommends In 2023 It’s no secret that people are spending truly absurd amounts of money on new cars these days. But what’s even more discouraging is that automakers continue to cut less expensive models from their lineups, making it even harder to find new cars that you could reasonably afford. That doesn’t mean you’re completely out… Read more…

Jalopnik 170 2023-08-29

LPT: The majority of cops in America drive American made cars.

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LPT: The majority of cops in America drive American made cars. If you’re ever worried that a cop might be behind you while driving, try to discern what make the vehicle is. The vast majority of law enforcement of any branch purchase domestically produced cars instead of imports. So if you look in your mirror and see a Honda or VW badge, its not going to be a cop. Its usually going to be a Ford, Dodge, or Ch…

Life Pro Tips 174 2023-08-29

These Are The Best Cars Of The 1950s

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These Are The Best Cars Of The 1950s I asked you, our feral commentariat, to give me your opinions on what the best cars of the 1950s were and holy hell, did you all deliver. We’ve got Chevys, we’ve got Dodges. There are Benzes and Citroens and Subarus and everything else under the sun and I love them all. Read more…

Jalopnik 193 2023-08-28

Does Jalopnik Hate Cars?

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Does Jalopnik Hate Cars? As a rule, I don’t spend a lot of time reading about Jalopnik. But I do encounter things from time to time and one of the things I encounter reasonably often is the idea that Jalopnik’s writers “Hate Cars.” Most of the time, it’s that someone is being disingenuous and they probably understand exactly what we’re doing… Read more…

Jalopnik 173 2023-08-26

Massachusetts Man Arrested For Dropping Rocks In Middle Of Road So Cars Would Hit Them

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Massachusetts Man Arrested For Dropping Rocks In Middle Of Road So Cars Would Hit Them Earlier today, we wrote about a woman in Texas who barely avoided being impaled by a spear while driving after someone apparently threw it at her moving car. While the police currently have no leads in that particular case, there is some good news about a different asshole, this time in Massachusetts. Police have… Read more…

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