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Link About It: This Week’s PicksFebruary 16, 2019 at 9:07 AM Endangered insects, ending robocalls, women who pioneered auto design and more Efforts Underway to Stop Robocalls With estimated robocalls at 167.3 million per day in the US, many Americans simply ignore unknown numbers or “Scam Likely” calls. This doesn’t assuage the anxiety of missing something important or the sense of violation. Two programs—STIR (Secure Telephone Identity Revisited) and SHAKEN (Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs)—aim …Tags: Auto, Design, Animals, Environment, Cars, US, Tech, Nature, Insects, Google Translate, Linkaboutit, Link About It, Wittgenstein, Automotive Design, Language Theory 34 people like this. Like The Devel Sixteen Debuts at the Canadian International Auto ShowFebruary 14, 2019 at 3:10 PM "It was not intended to be a business, just a passion"Tags: Auto, Design, Interviews, Cars, Auto Shows, Supercars, Driving, International Auto Show, Canadian International Auto Show, Devel Sixteen, Devel Sixteen Debuts 37 people like this. Like A Refined Point of View: trashhand’s ChicagoFebruary 7, 2019 at 1:30 PM We tap the architectural photographer to help launch the 2020 Range Rover Evoque The 2020 Range Rover Evoque is all about refinement—it’s entirely redesigned, but immediately recognizable. Land Rover’s city-focused compact luxury SUV makes its US debut today at the Chicago Auto Show and we tapped local architecture and street photographer trashhand to help us explore what refinement means to him. “People call Chicago a …Tags: Auto, Sponsored, Photography, Design, Cars, US, Chicago, Architecture, Land Rover, Street Photography, Range Rover Evoque, Chicago Auto Show, Evoque, Range Rover, Rover Evoque, Compact SUVs 27 people like this. Like Test Drive: 2020 Porsche 911February 6, 2019 at 5:45 AM We get behind the wheel and see how the brand is improving an icon There’s no tougher design mandate than keeping something the same while simultaneously making it better. That has been the mission of Porsche for decades: to keep 911 purists happy while making the car faster, safer, and more comfortable. Ferdinand Porsche penned the design for the vehicle in the early 1960s and one wonders if …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Automotive, Porsche, Driving, Ferdinand Porsche, Porsche 911, Test Drives, Auto Design, 2020 Porsche 911 25 people like this. Like Speed Read SupercarFebruary 5, 2019 at 5:10 AM Speed Read Supercar: The History, Technology and Design Behind the World’s Most Exciting Cars is an in-depth guide to some of the finest impeccably produced, fast and beautiful cars in the world. Logically formatted, each entry includes plenty of specs, historical facts and information about key people in its creation. With retro-influenced images, this book is a mini encyclopedia on all things supercar.Tags: Auto, Books, Design, Cars, Supercars, Motorbooks, Speed Read Supercar 43 people like this. Like Interview: Rivian Founder, RJ Scaringe at Aspen’s X GamesJanuary 31, 2019 at 5:45 AM Positioning the trucks as adventure vehicles, moving production to Michigan and more We’re nestled indoors in Aspen Village and, while it’s frigid outside, this home—which is serving as a basecamp for the Rivian team—is inviting. The brand recently debuted its R1T electric pickup truck and R1S electric SUV at the LA Auto Show in November, but their presence here in Aspen, Colorado, coinciding with the X …Tags: Auto, Design, Interviews, Cars, Tech, Electric Vehicles, Michigan, La Auto Show, Trucks, Pickup Trucks, Aspen, X Games, Aspen Colorado, Electric trucks, Rivian, RJ Scaringe 8 people like this. Like Test Drive: Mercedes-Benz G550 is an Uncompromised Reinvention of a Cult ClassicJanuary 25, 2019 at 8:13 AM Putting the all-new G-Wagen through the paces in the SoCal desert “Make sure all of your change is out of your pocket because it will be, eventually,” Matt Bowerman, product manager for Mercedes-Benz’s classic off-roader, the G-Class, says right before we pile in to drive three hours from San Diego to Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area in Borrego Springs, California. “It’s like a flying …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, San Diego, Driving, Mercedes Benz, SUVs, Off Road, G-wagen, G550, Test Drives, G-wagon, Matt Bowerman, Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area, Borrego Springs California 8 people like this. Like Test Drive: Volvo V60 is the Goldilocks WagonJanuary 23, 2019 at 8:00 AM Shrinking the V90 design, but maintaining its integrity Wagon enthusiasts will rejoice when Volvo’s latest model hits dealerships this year, especially now that there’s more of it to enjoy. The 2019 Volvo V60 mid-size wagon flaunts a significantly larger footprint than the outgoing version. Measuring nearly five inches longer, the second-generation model gets two more inches of legroom and a larger trunk that can accommodate …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Driving, Volvo, Wagons, V60, Test Drives 37 people like this. Like Driving to the Arctic Circle in Mazda SUVsJanuary 15, 2019 at 10:44 AM Conquering threatening terrain and a race against time to experience this remote corner of the world A car in our caravan of Mazdas careened into a snow drift, the sun wouldn’t emerge for another 30 days, and we were still hours from Inuvik—the last Canadian city before the banks of the world’s northernmost ocean. Welcome to the Arctic Circle. Temperature: -22 Fahrenheit. The Mazda CX-5 …Tags: Auto, Design, Canada, Road Trips, Arctic, Driving, Arctic Circle, SUVs, Mazda, CX-3, Inuvik, CX-5 4 people like this. Like After over a million pre-orders, Amazon’s Echo Auto has begun to shipJanuary 8, 2019 at 7:34 PM  Tags: Amazon, Auto, Echo, Europe, Hardware, Cars, Tech, Automotive, North America, Alexa, Bloomberg Amazon, CES 2019, Echo Auto, Amazon 's Echo Auto, Transportation at CES 2019, Steve Rabuchin VP Alexa 66 people like this. Like Toyota’s Newest Autonomous Technology, “Guardian”January 7, 2019 at 4:03 PM The brand's new system will work in tandem with the driver to prevent accidents but take over in learned situations While the capabilities of autonomous technology continue to expand, Toyota is emphasizing the importance of a balance in responsibility. The Toyota Research Institute is testing its 100% autonomous “Chauffeur” system, but it’s the “Guardian” program that is garnering a large portion of the brand’s attention, …Tags: Auto, Design, Technology, Cars, Tech, Autos, Toyota, Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Driving, Toyota Research Institute, Automotive Design, CES 2019, Newest Autonomous Technology 30 people like this. Like Best of CH 2018: Cars + TechDecember 27, 2018 at 8:01 AM Electric innovation, computational photography, smarter homes and much more from the year Innovation is oftentimes at the center of a topic we deem worthy of exploring and writing about. Whether it’s brand new or an inventive update, we pay close attention to advances in cars and tech—whether it affects our daily lives or is an abstract, but fascinating concept. We understand that not all our readers …Tags: Apple, Auto, Wearables, Design, Technology, Cars, Watches, Automotive, Driving, Lincoln, Audi, Leica, Test Drives, Monterey Car Week, Mercedes Benz EQC, Smartians 22 people like this. Like Best of CH 2018: Most PopularDecember 24, 2018 at 8:03 AM From sustainable living to tech upgrades and enduring motorcycle brands, our most-read articles this year Like each year in COOL HUNTING’s history, 2018 offered an immensely varied collection of content—from Escher wallpaper to hydroponic vertical gardens, Apple Watch upgrades, sustainable architecture and beyond. With this in mind, it’s always fascinating to explore our analytics at the end of the year and find what resonated most with …Tags: Coffee, Auto, Gardening, Design, Interviews, NYC, Environment, Cars, Sustainability, Architecture, Driving, Wineries, Escher, Silver Oak, Distilleries, Best of 2018 43 people like this. Like Test Drive: 2019 BMW 3 SeriesDecember 12, 2018 at 3:30 PM We take the revamped next-generation 330i through Portugal’s dramatic Algarve region Skirting along the craggily cliffs in the next generation of BMW’s most important car right now—the 3 Series—the wild Atlantic surf pounds the rocks and picturesque coves below. In a few months, this region of Portugal will be flooded with sun-seekers splayed along its beaches, but at the moment, we have its roads to ourselves. …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Atlantic, Portugal, Driving, Bmw, Automobiles, Bmw 3 Series, Test Drives, Auto Design 2 people like this. Like This $12 Tire Inflator Will Fit Perfectly In a StockingDecember 11, 2018 at 1:10 PM  Tags: Amazon, Deals, Kinja Deals, Auto, Lifehacks, Suaoki 79 people like this. Like Report: A manager at Uber’s self-driving unit warned executives about safety issues just days before fatal crashDecember 11, 2018 at 12:05 AM Less than a week before a Uber self-driving SUV prototype struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona last March, a manager sent executives an email cautioning that its autonomous vehicle unit needed to “work on establishing a culture rooted in safety,” reports The Information.
Robbie Miller, then a manager in the unit’s testing operations, was preparing to leave the company when he warned that “cars are routinely in accidents resulting in damage” and backup drivers, who sit behind the w...Tags: Google, Auto, TC, Uber, Safety, Tech, Arizona, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Miller, Phoenix, PHOENIX Arizona, Otto, Tempe, ATG, Tempe Arizona 37 people like this. Like Test Drive: 2019 Audi e-tronDecember 7, 2018 at 12:00 PM Why it matters that their first production electric vehicle looks and feels like the car you're used to driving The idea that the near-future will be radically different from the present might be false. Yes, we’ll see progress and innovation, however broad acceptance of new technologies only really occurs when they’re delivered in a familiar format, and only when these semi-cloaked new technologies are widely …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Tech, Sustainability, Electric Vehicles, Driving, Mobility, Abu Dhabi, Audi, e-Tron, Test Drives, Audi E-tron 1 people like this. Like Electrifying Design from Audi’s e-Tron GT Concept CarDecember 3, 2018 at 3:47 PM First impressions of the battery-powered vehicle from the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show Audi design boss Marc Lichte prefers to clear his head on the deck of a boat in the Baltic Sea, but when he’s in the studio, he must imagine himself behind the wheel of an electric car. Unveiled at the LA Auto Show last week, one such car is the German luxury brand’s …Tags: Auto, Design, Interviews, Cars, Driving, La Auto Show, Concept Cars, Audi, Baltic Sea, Concept, Car Design, Marc Lichte, Los Angeles Auto Show Audi, Audi E-tron Gt 23 people like this. Like Notes: Sunrise to Sunset GTNovember 29, 2018 at 7:00 AM The first time behind the wheel of a McLaren is a euphoric adventure West Hollywood’s Sunset GT is an ambitious gathering of ludicrous machinery in the heart of a town where ludicrous is the name of the game. Every second Sunday morning (from 9AM to 11AM), Sunset Plaza is full of supercars, hypercars, classics and more—and too many auto enthusiasts to count. I’ve been to countless …Tags: Auto, Notes, Design, La, Cars, Automotive, Supercars, Driving, Mclaren, West Hollywood, Car Shows, McLaren 570GT, Auto Design 30 people like this. Like Lincoln’s All-New 2019 Aviator SUV Comes With An OrchestraNovember 28, 2018 at 1:01 AM The brand's newest SUV ups the ante with musical alerts composed and played by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, hybrid performance and the ability to use your phone instead of a key Lincoln‘s all-new 2019 Aviator is a large, three-row SUV that sits just below the brand’s largest SUV, the Navigator. It’s the first vehicle from Lincoln that’s been designed from the ground up using the brand’s …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Lincoln, La Auto Show, Los Angeles Auto Show, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Aviator, Detroit Symphony and Orchestra 43 people like this. Like How to Give Back by Tipping Your Auto MechanicNovember 27, 2018 at 3:05 PM Here in the U.S. we tip waitstaff at restaurants, baristas when we get coffee and valets when they park our cars. Because these are common situations, we don’t think twice about tipping and even give a bit more during the holiday season. What about less common situations, like when you have your car serviced? It is nice to let your auto mechanic know that you appreciate their hard work, especially during the holidays.
There are no hard and fast rules about tipping mechanics. Here are a few thi...Tags: Work, Auto, Thanksgiving, Advice, Christmas, Holiday, Help, Car, Repair, Automotive, Autos, Hanukkah, Tipping, Seasonal, Vehicle Maintenance, Mechanic 12 people like this. Like President Trump Threatens to Pull Electric Car Subsidies Over GM Plant ClosuresNovember 27, 2018 at 2:46 PM Trump has expressed anger over GM’s plan to close five North American factoriesTags: Auto, News, White House, Uncategorized, Bloomberg, Gm, Trump, Onetime, Pull Electric Car Subsidies Over GM Plant Closures 16 people like this. Like Here Are 10 Great Gifts For Your Car LoverNovember 26, 2018 at 4:02 PM  Tags: Work, Auto, Tools, Winter, Diy, Christmas, Holiday, App, 10, Car, Gifts, Repair, Ideas, Giving, Tips, Autos 102 people like this. Like Surecall N-Range Voice, Text & 4G LTE Vehicle Cell Phone Signal Booster Unboxing ReviewNovember 26, 2018 at 7:32 AM  Tags: Reviews, Auto, Mexico, US, Seo, Phones, North America, US Canada, Chris Voss, Surecall N Range Voice Text 103 people like this. Like 4 Tips to Get Your Car Ready to Win Black FridayNovember 22, 2018 at 11:00 PM Thanksgiving is in its final hours and now we’re on to the most wonderful time of the year! At least that’s how some people feel. The holiday season officially begins with the annual shopping brawl universally known as Black Friday. To win Black Friday, you need a strategy. And that includes your vehicle. Before you head out, here are some tips to get your car ready to help you win the day:
Be prepared for anything with a full tank of gas
It’s hard to get up early, and you may end up running ...Tags: Black Friday, Auto, Shopping, Advice, Traffic, Help, Car, Autos, Truck, Trucks, Shop, Pack, Seasonal, Car Safety, Car Care, Openbay 28 people like this. Like Our Exclusive Insight Into the 2020 Range Rover Evoque’s DesignNovember 22, 2018 at 3:00 PM Tracing the evolution of the now-classic SUV with its designers The all-new 2020 Range Rover Evoque premiers in London today, nearly eight years after the model made its debut. Clearly an Evoque—there’s no mistaking it for any other model—it’s a well executed study in design evolution and refinement (though there’s plenty of revolution too). In fact, the all-new Evoque shares only a single component with …Tags: Auto, Design, London, Interview, Interviews, Cars, Automotive, Land Rover, SUVs, Evoque, Range Rover, Rover Evoque, Compact SUVs, 2020 Range Rover Evoque 29 people like this. Like Why you might want to tip your mechanic after work on your carNovember 19, 2018 at 9:33 AM Here in the U.S., we tip at restaurants, hair salons and when we use a valet to park our car. It is nice to let your mechanic know that appreciate their hard work, especially during the holiday season. Some situations aren’t as common and it’s tough to know whether to provide a tip. Which leads us to wonder, do you tip your mechanic?
There are no hard and fast rules about tipping mechanics, so here are a few things to keep in mind when making your decision.
Do you go to the same mecha...Tags: Work, Auto, Thanksgiving, Labor, Advice, Christmas, Holiday, Help, Car, Repair, Automotive, Autos, Hanukkah, Tipping, Seasonal, Vehicle Maintenance 35 people like this. Like What if two car companies merged their design styles?November 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Auto, Transportation, Design, Smart, David, Automotive, Porsche, Ferrari, Ford, Bmw, Volkswagen, Dodge, Chevrolet, Nissan, Bentley, Mashup 138 people like this. Like Lyft is launching a rider loyalty program in DecemberNovember 12, 2018 at 10:49 AM Ride-sharing service Lyft is today announcing its new plan to encourage repeat use: the launch of a loyalty program for riders, Lyft Rewards. The program, which will begin rolling out next month to select riders across the U.S., will let riders earn points for each dollar spent, which can then be used for upgrades to nicer cars through or savings on future rides, among other things.
The company already caters to its regular riders in several ways, including through its recently launched subsc...Tags: Travel, Auto, TC, Lyft, Uber, Cars, Automotive, Delta, Rewards, Loyalty, Ride-sharing, Lyft Lux 15 people like this. Like Test Drive: 2019 Porsche Panamera GTSNovember 2, 2018 at 8:15 AM Sporty and with a mean snarl, this updated model is a delight to drive In the middle of the desert, enveloped in dust clouds drifting off the dunes, is the Bahrain International Circuit. Built in 2004, the race track promptly hosted the Middle East’s first Formula 1 race on its Grand Prix Circuit—a 3.4-mile route with about a dozen late-apex corners, a layout requiring a car …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Porsche, Middle East, Bahrain, Porsche Panamera, Panamera, Test Drives, Sport Turismo, 2019 Porsche Panamera GTS, Grand Prix Circuit, Bahrain International Circuit Built 31 people like this. Like |
