Cars

The First Minecraft Hot Wheels Car Is Just a Box on Wheels

It looks like Mattel has decided to test the dedication of die-hard Hot Wheels collectors and completionists. The line’s first Minecraft-themed vehicle, the Minecart, is a perfect recreation of the one appearing in the game. So in other words, it’s nothing more than a box on wheels. Yep, boxy. But before Hot Wheels fans get…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 15

Here’s a Good Look at How All-Electric Race Cars Work

Formula E is the most exciting race series that you’ve barely heard of. It’s much like Formula One, but driven in all-electric vehicles on street circuits completely free of random rules and politicking. If you want to know more about how the cars work, this video is a great primer. At the heart of the…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 14

What It’s Like to Be in a Drag Race That Goes from 0 to 316mph in 3.77 Seconds

It’s over so fast, you don’t even know what happens. Here’s what it’s like to be inside the hot rod of 2013 NHRA Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon. He guns his car from zero to 316mph in a ridiculous 3.77 seconds and all you really get to see and feel is a total blur in…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 10

Someone Forgot to Tell Playmobil That a Toy Porsche Shouldn’t Look This Wonderful

Unless targeted at collectors who are happy to pay a premium for details and accuracy, toy versions of exotic sport cars rarely bear more than a passing resemblance to their real-life counterparts. So what happened here, because Playmobil’s Porsche 911 Carrera S is a near flawless replica. The Playmobil brand only dates back to 1974,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 8

The Intense Shockwave of Flattening a Car into a Pancake with Explosives

Mythbusters attempted to turn a car into a pancake with the help of 1,000 pounds of ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil) and a giant steel plate which resulted in a ginormous explosion and a really spectacular shockwave. Seeing the whole thing in high speed, you can see the shockwave grow like a bubble beyond the…

Sploid Casey Chan Feb 2

Uber’s Cutting Its NYC Prices by 15 Percent Today

Your ride across New York City just got more affordable. Uber is set to reduce the cost of its Uber X and XL rides by 15 percent in the city from 7am this morning. Uber will apparently cut its Uber X base fare from $3 to $2.55, while the per mile rate will drop from…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 29

Uber’s Using Smartphone Sensors to Check Its Drivers Don’t Speed

If you get an Uber and your driver speeds, it isn’t your word against theirs if you want to complain. That’s because Uber has announced that it’s started to use gyrometer and GPS data to keep an eye on the behavior of its drivers. In a blog post, Joe Sullivan, Uber’s Chief Security Officer, explains…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 26

7 Great Ways to Spend Obama’s Autonomous Car Cash

Last week, President Obama announced plans to earmark a whopping $4 billion for autonomous vehicle research. These funds will be dispersed to pilot programs all over the country during the next decade—but where and how the money is spent will determine just how big a step forward Obama’s plan really is. Autonomous cars have driven…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jan 21

Watch This Toy Car Reach Speeds of 204 MPH

This ain’t no regular car model car because this speed model car can hit speeds of up to 204mph on the track. Watch it build up to that speed and just zip around and around until it starts smoking and becomes a total whir. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 21

It’s Not Just Millennials: Fewer Americans of All Ages Are Getting Their Drivers’ Licenses

And here we thought only the young folks were passing on their chance to operate a motor vehicle. Turns out that getting your drivers’ license has been steadily falling out of favor for all Americans since the 1980s. Using data from the Federal Highway Administration, a team from the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jan 19

Everything You Need to Know About Obama’s Autonomous Car Plan

In his final State of the Union, President Obama hinted about building a “21st century transportation system.” Now we know he was actually sitting on a plan to dramatically change the way Americans get around. 2016 has already been a wild ride for autonomous car news. First Google was rumored to announce something at CES.…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jan 15

Delhi Still Chokes on Smog Despite Banning Half Its Cars

On January 1st, Delhi enacted a two-week pilot project allowing private cars on the roads only on alternate days in order to reduce pollution. As the experiment comes to a close, the city is still choking on smog. The scheme saw the city allow private cars use the roads based on the last digit of…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jan 15

Hell Yes: Obama Wants to Spend $4 Billion to Fill Our Roads With Autonomous Vehicles

The American government is officially putting a giant vote of confidence behind self-driving cars. And the cash to back it up. Today, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is announcing a nearly $4 billion plan that’ll help manufacturers and tech companies develop safe, automated vehicles in the next ten years with real-world pilot projects. It’s all…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Jan 14

How Connected Cars Will Transform Our Lives at Home

Let me put this bluntly: Smart homes are pretty dumb. Or at least historically, connected devices for the everyman’s house have seemed gimmicky at best. This week at CES, however, we saw new technology that stands to reform our very conception of how homes work. But the gamechanging device we saw isn’t really a device…

Commerce Bryan Lufkin Jan 8

Read This Before You Consider Having Gas Delivered to Your Car By an App

Driving your car can only destroy the planet at the typical standard planet-destroying rate. If you’d like to accelerate the demise of the Earth, there’s an app for that: Why not use extra fossil fuels to deliver fossil fuels to your fossil fuel-guzzling vehicle? Yes, there are apps—several of them now, in fact—where you can…

Climate Change Alissa Walker Jan 7

Here’s the Fastest Way to Defrost Your Car Windshield According to Science

It’s winter. If you drive a car that’s parked outside, you know what that means. It’s frigid as hell inside your car and the windshield is totally opaque from all the foggy ass frost. Not cool. How do you get rid of it? Hit the defrost button right? That’s not all. The always inquisitive Mark…

Sploid Casey Chan Jan 5

Ford Teams Up With Amazon and DJI to Make Self-Driving Cars That Talk to Your House, Drone

Ford was rumored to announce a partnership with Google today at CES in Vegas, but the 115-year-old auto manufacturer has other tricks up its sleeve. Namely, curious new partnerships with Amazon and Chinese drone-maker DJI. In an email to press today, Ford first announced that it’s tripling its fleet of self-driving cars, bringing the squad…

Commerce Bryan Lufkin Jan 5

Oh No, Harman Is Putting Microsoft Office in Your Car

Say goodbye to your relaxing drive to and from work every day. Harman is working with Microsoft to put an end to those few minutes of wasted productivity by bringing parts of Microsoft’s Office suite to your car’s infotainment system. Does that mean you’ll have Excel spreadsheets projected across your windshield, letting you crunch through…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 5

The First Pupil-Based Monitoring System Can Tell When a Driver Is Too Distracted

Falling asleep at the wheel can have have deadly consequences, but a driver who’s too distracted can be just as dangerous. So Harman has developed an in-car monitoring system that tracks the dilation of the driver’s pupils to determine how overloaded and distracted their brain might be. The system is considerably easier to install in…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 5

Faraday Future Will Challenge Tesla With This Crazy Electric Batmobile Concept

Officially cementing CES as the next great auto show, tonight Faraday Future unveiled its electric car concept platform that the company hopes will let it compete with the likes of Tesla. And possibly Wayne Enterprises, because the FF-O1 is clearly something right out of Batman’s garage. Established in 2014, Faraday Future has already grown to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 4

The First Minecraft Hot Wheels Car Is Just a Box on Wheels

Here’s a Good Look at How All-Electric Race Cars Work

What It’s Like to Be in a Drag Race That Goes from 0 to 316mph in 3.77 Seconds

Someone Forgot to Tell Playmobil That a Toy Porsche Shouldn’t Look This Wonderful

The Intense Shockwave of Flattening a Car into a Pancake with Explosives

Uber’s Cutting Its NYC Prices by 15 Percent Today

Uber’s Using Smartphone Sensors to Check Its Drivers Don’t Speed

7 Great Ways to Spend Obama’s Autonomous Car Cash

Watch This Toy Car Reach Speeds of 204 MPH

It’s Not Just Millennials: Fewer Americans of All Ages Are Getting Their Drivers’ Licenses

Everything You Need to Know About Obama’s Autonomous Car Plan

Delhi Still Chokes on Smog Despite Banning Half Its Cars

Hell Yes: Obama Wants to Spend $4 Billion to Fill Our Roads With Autonomous Vehicles

How Connected Cars Will Transform Our Lives at Home

Read This Before You Consider Having Gas Delivered to Your Car By an App

Here’s the Fastest Way to Defrost Your Car Windshield According to Science

Ford Teams Up With Amazon and DJI to Make Self-Driving Cars That Talk to Your House, Drone

Oh No, Harman Is Putting Microsoft Office in Your Car

The First Pupil-Based Monitoring System Can Tell When a Driver Is Too Distracted

Faraday Future Will Challenge Tesla With This Crazy Electric Batmobile Concept

Ozempic Shreds Bones? How a Small Study Turned Into a Big Health Myth

Anker’s Soundcore Translation Earbuds Are Now Nearly 7x Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 3 After a Sudden Price Drop on Amazon

Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant’s EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

Using Emojis at Work? You’re Not Going to Like This Study 😮

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Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum at 51% Off Quietly Undercuts Dyson’s Stick Cleaner Prices

Tubi Manages to Turn People Against Recommendations With Bad AI Branding

Gizmodo’s Favorite Photos From NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission

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Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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