The city of Detroit recently identified more than 2,000 new speed hump locations. The plan is to install 3,000 of the traffic obstacles by the end of 2022. That is in addition to the 5,500 humps added throughout the city in 2021. When this street obstacle program started as part of Detroit’s Complete Streets program, the […]
Lime Turns E-Scooters into Micromobility Surveillance Platforms
August 16, 2022 • 0 Comments • Bicycle, Cameras, E-Scooters, Facial Recognition, GPS TRACKING, Infrastructure, license plate readers, Micromobility, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Scooters, Speed, Technology
By Joe Cadillic, founder of Politically Incorrect News on Substack Under the guise of public safety, Lime’s E-scooters could soon be recording everyone and everything they see. A recent article in TechCrunch revealed that Lime’s advanced rider assistance technology (ARAT) will be using a camera to detect when riders are on sidewalks. “At a Lime event in Paris, the […]
ADAS Accidents—A Perfect Storm Towards the Car of the Future?: NMA E-Newsletter #709
August 15, 2022 • 0 Comments • ADAS, Auto Industry, DRIVER EDUCATION, NHTSA, SAFETY, Self Driving Vehicle, Technology, traffic safety
Automakers and safety advocates have pushed for more Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS) on new vehicles for years. But is this burgeoning technology safe? A June National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report indicated that over 400 accidents have occurred in the past year directly due to the failure or inappropriate use of ADAS. Those […]
Gas Tax and Electricity Hikes Inside Inflation Reduction Act
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, passed the Senate on August 9, 2022. Inside the $430 billion bill promoting deficit reduction and climate change, is an increase in your gas taxes. With gas averaging close to $4.00 per gallon across the country, and only weeks removed from record-high prices, this act includes a […]
2022 Mazda Miata Review
Here is a tonic for those who still see cars as more than just transportation: Mazda no longer offers an automatic transmission in two out of three versions of the 2022 Miata, the company’s much more than mere transportation car. An automatic is still available optionally if you swing that way, but in contrast to the general practice, it […]
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