automotive accessories
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Why Your Car’s Key Fob Is So Hackable
They’re small, they’re convenient, and, according to security researchers, they’re extremely hackable. The car key fob doesn’t exactly have the greatest reputation when it comes to digital security. Over the past few years, law enforcement agencies have alleged an uptick in the number of car thefts tied to hacking schemes and, more often than not,…
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You Can (Mostly) 3D Print Car Wheels Now
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve likely seen a lot of 3D printing content on your timeline recently. But while I’ve been futzing around with tiny purple cars, it seems that people who know what they’re doing have been working on much more exciting projects — like printing complete, full-size, (mostly) functional car wheels.
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New Tesla Gear Shift Interface Disrupts Shifting Gears In A Bold New Way No One Wants
Tesla’s user experience team seems to really have it in for the traditional way cars are put into gear. Or, really, it’s not even technically putting the car into “gear” anymore, as much as just selecting a direction of travel, forward or reverse. The traditional ways of automatic transmission shifting into drive or reverse, via…
