Category: Technology

OOONO Co-Driver NO2 Review – Can This Gadget Really Help You Avoid Speed Cameras?

A tiny puck-shaped gadget promising to warn drivers about speed cameras and road hazards – I tested the OOONO Co-Driver NO2 to see if it really works

Modern cars are crammed with technology. Screens everywhere, navigation systems that want to talk to you constantly, lane-keeping assistants tugging at the wheel, and warning chimes that make you feel like you’re piloting a passenger jet rather than driving to Tesco. And yet, despite all that technology, there is still one thing many drivers worry about: speed cameras. Enter the OOONO Co-Driver NO2, a small Scandinavian gadget that promises to act like a silent passenger in your car – warning you about speed cameras, road hazards, and traffic issues ahead without distracting you with yet another screen. It’s an interesting idea. But does it actually work? Let’s give it a go!

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AI Vs Authenticity and the True Cost of “Good Enough”

Progress brings efficiency, but it risks quietly erasing the value of craft unless we choose to defend it – and if we’re around long enough to do so

AI is not going to take your job. It already has.

This is not a rant against AI. Those of you who follow me know that I use the absolute heck out of it! It’s my illustrator, animator, assistant, researcher, sub-editor… hell, AI is my bitch. It helps boost my workflow and up my pace – it’s the VTEC that lets this one-man content engine rev harder, faster, longer.

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Porsche Bricked in Russia – And the Terrifying Truth About Remote Car Kill-Switches

Hundreds of Porsches in Russia suddenly stopped working, and the fallout reveals something far bigger than a simple glitch – modern cars can now be switched off remotely

Every now and then, the car world delivers a story that feels less like automotive news and more like the opening act of an apocalyptic techno-thriller. The latest example arrived courtesy of Porsche owners across Russia, who discovered one morning that their pride and joy had transformed into a glossy, German-made paperweight. No warning, no recall, not even the courtesy of a “Sorry, mate, I can’t come out today.” Just… click, whirr, nothing. A perfectly fine engine that refused to start because the car couldn’t “phone home”. We used to worry about flat batteries or water in the distributor. Now we worry about satellite outage. Progress, they call it.

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AI Told Me the Truth About the Future of Cars and Driving. Should Petrolheads Panic?

A calm AI voice told me driving would survive, but it felt oddly like being reassured by someone reading the instructions for a Temu lawnmower

So I’m driving along, in a plug-in hybrid test car, contemplating important matters like the fate of petrol stations, why people keep buying grey cars and what it would be like if we couldn’t drive anymore. This scenario would, of course, unfold at the advent of an AI era that removed the necessity to pedal and steer a vehicle, handing such duties to sensors, cameras, radars, lidars, a computer brain and, naturally, the all-seeing mysterious Cloud.

So I thought, you know what, let’s ask it. Let’s put to it the big, existential questions about cars, freedom, petrolheads and whether the steering wheel is about to join fax machines and Sony Walkmans in the museum of things we most miss.

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Are YOU Ready to Give Up the Wheel? Driverless Cars Will Hit Our Roads in 2026!

The age of autonomous vehicles is almost here – but are we truly ready to surrender control and let go of the wheel? Here’s what you need to know.

When I started out in this game, being a motoring journalist was always about one thing: driving the cars. The thrill of the exhaust note, the response at the helm, the performance, the grip, the grip of the wheel, the subtle (unspoken) communication between machine and man – that’s where the magic was. That’s what we, as automotive content creators, have always aimed to convey to you – the audience, the readers, the viewers. What makes a car good, unique, special… or even downright dreadful?

But now… it seems that very role (our very reason for existence as petrolheads?) might be under threat.

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Are Robots the New Cars? How AI-Powered Domestic Bots Could Redefine Our Future

As AI robots take over our daily tasks, could they replace cars as our next big household essentials?

As a motoring journalist and avid tech enthusiast, I’ve find myself fascinated and captivated by the evolution of AI and robotic technology and, of course, its impact on our lives. Chiefly in the context of being a car guy, it raises an additional concern for me – where does it leave the now relatively humble automobile if we have a super-intelligent all-singing, all-dancing robot to do all our bidding, and essentially eliminate our need to even leave the house?

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Lotus Theory 1 Concept Display at Lotus London till Sunday

The original Lotus Esprit is also there at the Piccadilly showroom – let’s be honest, that’s what I really went to see!

Lotus is exhibiting its extraordinary Theory 1 concept car at Lotus London in Picadilly opposite Green Park station, along with prototypes of the materials used on the car, as well as the original Lotus Esprit S1 that inspired it, also featuring an original technical drawing of the Esprit and secret spec sheet from 1973! I’m posting this video on Friday 27 September 2024, and the exhibit will remain till Sunday 29 September 2024 – so hurry over this weekend to catch it.

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Driverless Cars Legalised in the UK! Are We Ready for the Future?

The UK has boldly passed the Automated Vehicles Act, setting the stage for self-driving cars on our roads by 2026. But are we truly prepared for this high-tech future?

The UK has just passed the Automated Vehicles Act, meaning driverless cars will legally be cruising our streets by 2026. Yep, you heard that right! But hold on – before you get too excited (or worried), let’s break down what this actually means for us.

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