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This Talking Datsun Hid a Tiny Six-Track Record Player Beneath the Dashboard

A new car speaking to its driver no longer feels remarkable. Navigation systems issue directions, safety assistants complain about lane markings and voice controls wait patiently for somebody to remem

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A Fatal Hand-Crank Accident Helped Change the Way Every Car Starts

Starting a modern car requires so little effort that the action barely registers. Turn a key, press a button or let the vehicle recognize that its driver has climbed aboard. A second later, the engine

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People Once Wanted Car Radios Banned Because Listening While Driving Seemed Far Too Dangerous

A dashboard without a radio now looks unfinished. Even the most basic car is expected to provide music, news and something to fill the silence when traffic has stopped moving but the clock has not.

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The Seatbelt That Chased You Across the Door Was America’s Cheaper Alternative to an Airbag

Open the door of certain 1980s or early 1990s cars and a small buckle begins travelling along the roofline. Sit down, close the door and the shoulder belt glides toward the B-pillar, hopefully passi

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The Man Who Invented Cruise Control Could Not See the Road

Every passenger knows the type of driver. Conversation begins, the accelerator relaxes and the car gradually slows. The driver starts speaking, enthusiasm builds and the speed rises again. Nothing dan

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EPA Rollback Could End Start-Stop Systems In New Cars

Start-stop has always been one of those features that splits drivers down the middle. You roll up to a red light, the engine shuts off, and just as you’re about to move again, it kicks back on.

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Warwick Acoustics’ Electrostatic Car Speakers Promise True 3D Surround Sound

When you picture perfect audio, you're probably not thinking about the inside of a car. High-end car sound systems sound great, sure, but a room, especially a rectangular one with the right gear,

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Car Safety Tech: The Annoying Features That Make Driving Worse

These new systems are supposed to help, but sometimes they just make everything worse. New cars these days are basically computers on wheels. Every single one comes packed with safety features that

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China's EV Revolution: Why Western Automakers Are Playing Catch-Up

Apparently, people really, really want to sing in their cars. Like, enough that Chinese automakers are building entire karaoke systems into their electric vehicles, and European car companies are scra

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Winter Driving: Normal Quirks vs. Serious Car Problems

So it's freezing outside and your car's acting like it's possessed. Welcome to winter driving, where perfectly normal things suddenly seem terrifying. Most of this stuff? Totally normal

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