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Uber wants to track your location even when you’re not using the app

Some riders feel ‘icky’ about the new permissions. Should Uber be able to track you even when you’re not using its app? Uber seems to think so,… Read more “Uber wants to track your location even when you’re not using the app”

In an incident that feels like an episode of Mr. Robot, hackers managed to gain access to parts of San Francisco’s MUNI transportation system. Last Friday, attackers managed to… Read more “The hacked San Francisco public transport is a reminder our systems aren’t perfect”

This summer saw the inevitable controversy arise when a Tesla automobile was involved in a fatal traffic accident while operating in its headline-grabbing Autopilot mode. While early… Read more “Tesla’s Autopilot and the double standard for automotive safety systems”

Last month, Tesla announced that it would pack all forthcoming vehicles that it produces – including its presently available models and the Model 3 – with all… Read more “See what Tesla’s fully self-driving cars see on the road”

The US Army is testing a weapon with the capability to invisibly knock a drone from the air, mid-flight. The ‘Phaser’ — named after Star Trek’s handheld lasers… Read more “Military ‘Phaser’ can blast a swarm of drones from the air in a single shot”

Up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a drone that detects explosives with a laser. Robots are increasingly being used to make the… Read more “SpectroDrone system uses lasers to detect explosives from afar”

The networked electronics found under the hood of modern automobiles enable a great many useful and cool things, such as fuel-saving engine optimizations, parking assist mechanisms, collision… Read more “The Network Standard Used in Cars Is Wide Open to Attack”

Ars Technica writes: “One-quarter of all body-worn camera footage from the Oakland, California, police was accidentally deleted in October 2014, according to the head of the relevant… Read more “DELETED FOR “GOOD”? Professionals in trouble”