Spotify ending support for app’s ‘Car View’ safety feature
Enjoy your last rides with Car View. Spotify is preparing to end support for the app feature that makes music listening controls easier to access while driving. It’s not clear when the change is happening — Car View is still an option in the…
Fort Myers Police Department joins location-based, nation-wide safety network, Atlas One
The Fort Myers Police Department has joined with Atlas One, a public safety network that sends alerts to a smartphone when there is an emergency situation, is now available for download on iOS or Android smartphone devices and replaces the existing…
Funding news: AI-fueled drug discovery startup and auto safety company raise cash
Variational AI CEO Handol Kim. (Variational AI Photo) The news: Variational AI, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company leveraging artificial intelligence to help develop new small molecule drugs, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The tech: Variational…
Solid-state battery safety, Aptera “never charge” details, Lucid as Tesla rival: Today’s Car News
Solid-state cells pass some first tests for safety. Jay Leno drives the high-mileage Aptera solar EV. And we take a look at what shapes Lucid up, potentially, to become the most direct rival yet to Tesla. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And…
Recent assaults prompt PC to implement new safety, security measures
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In response to a number of assaults on college students in the city, Providence College is implementing a number of security measures to keep everyone safe. After hosting an open forum regarding the recent incidents, Providence…
Lucid Air production, BrightDrop electric vans, researchers’ battery safety proposal: Today’s Car News
GM makes the first of its delivery-oriented electric vans. Researchers think they can curb battery fires with a cell-production tweak. And Lucid Air electric sedans are due to be delivered next month. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid on…
U.S. Safety Official Calls on Tesla To Fix ‘Basic Safety Issues’ Before Expanding its Full Self Driving Mode
A top U.S. safety official is urging Tesla to address its “basic safety issues” before it expands its plans to introduce the much-discussed Full-Self Driving mode. CEO Elon Musk has been promising to release Full Self-Driving software upgrades for…
Safety Concerns Dog Tesla, But at Least Its EV’s Aren’t On Fire
Electric cars may be our bright and shining future, but for the moment they’re having a decidedly less utopian present. Tesla, the world’s preeminent electric vehicle maker, is readying a significant upgrade of its driver-assistance software,…