Your car is SPYING on you— and it’s only going to get worse
If you think your personal property is your property, you may not have read the contract you signed when you purchased it. This is especially true for cars. Auto expert Lauren Fix is sounding the alarm, explaining that the 2021 infrastructure bill has a “kill switch law.” “The kill switch law allowed them to listen […]
Fla. pol targeted in elaborate ‘car crash’ AI scam — which almost fooled his dad into forking over $35K
A lawyer has issued a warning about an elaborate AI voice cloning scam that tried to trick his own father into handing over $35,000. The scammers pretended to be Jay Schuster, 34, and called his father, Frank, 70, convincing him that his son had been in a serious car accident, had been arrested and needed […]
Texas homeowner brings his AK-style rifle — and his armed wife — to confront suspected car thieves. One shot is all it takes.
Early Tuesday morning, a man carrying an AK-style rifle and his wife, who was also armed, confronted suspected car thieves at an apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas. told KSATTV. Police said the man received a notification from a security monitoring system that someone was tampering with his vehicle, the department said. “It's good for […]
Passerby saves woman trapped in her car submerged in the Texas canal
A good Samaritan jumps into a Texas irrigation canal to save a woman trapped in a sinking car. The driver, a 49-year-old woman, was traveling southeast in Electra City when she lost control of the vehicle. She skidded off the road and plummeted into the South Side Canal. News Channel 6 reported. A 49-year-old woman […]
Emma Brungardt, Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas, killed in car crash
A 19-year-old rodeo star who won the 2024 Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas was killed in a single-vehicle crash in rural Kansas Friday night, leaving four teammates and five others injured, authorities said. Emma Brungardt, of Blue Rapids, was a passenger in a 2007 Ford F250 pickup truck heading south on County Road 21 in Thomas […]
Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas killed in a car crash, five teammates injured
A 2024 Miss Teen Rodeo Kansas was killed and five of her collegiate equestrian teammates were injured in a car crash in rural Kansas Friday night, school officials said. Emma Brungardt, 19, a sophomore at Colby Community College majoring in equine management and production, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, authorities said. […]
‘Vegan leather’? For car interiors, nothing beats the real thing
When you pick up a good pair of leather shoes, bags, or jackets, the first thing you notice is that unique, beautiful scent. There is no such thing. This is a smell you're unlikely to encounter when driving a new car, even if the interior somehow looks like leather. Instead, the smell of off-gassing plastic […]
10 tactics to beat even the pushiest car salesman
Buying a car is a battle between you and the salesperson, and it's not a fair battle. Car salesmen do this every day, honing their high-pressure sales pitches to get customers to buy on their terms. On the other hand, the average consumer probably enters this space once every five years. Look the salesperson in […]
Minnesota boy, 10, arrested after recklessly driving stolen car near playground where children were playing
A 10-year-old boy was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on suspicion of stealing a car and driving recklessly near a school playground, nearly hitting other children who were playing. According to reports, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said Friday that the incident happened on September 20 on the playground outside Nellie Stone Johnson School. fox 9. […]
Harris tells Michigan supporters, ‘I will never tell you what car you have to drive’
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the brakes on her previous support for banning gasoline-powered cars, vowing to “never” tell Americans “what car they should drive.” Harris, 59, made the remarks at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, where she promoted policies to “retool existing factories” and support innovation in “advanced batteries” and “electric […]