Monthly Archives: March 2025

Drive a subaru? Wired tells us hackers can remotely access your car to unlock it, start it, snd access your location history. How? A vulnerability in its Starlink service.

Hawaii, Oregon, and Utah allow EV drivers to choose a flat EV fee or a vehicle miles traveled fee (pay as you drive). Massachusetts is also considering a similar system with S1925 (2025 | MA). Governing | Road User Fees Still a Tough Sell in State Legislatures

GM, Gatik and Torc have joined forces with Nvidia to advance self driving vehicle technology. Gatik will be able to offer “Level 4 autonomous trucks at scale for the company’s customers, which include Walmart, Kroger, and Tyson Foods. “ Tech Crunch | GM, Gatik, Torc team up with Nvidia to accelerate self-driving

After a fire at an EV charger in a Chicago suburb, the city council moved to halt new EV chargers in public parking garages. Also, in Illinois, State Farm removed EV chargers at its corporate parking in Bloomington. Something to watch.  Daily Herald | Why one suburb is banning EV chargers from public parking garages

Since 2022, John Deere has paid more than $1.5 million to white hat hackers through its Bug Bounty program with HackerOne. John Deere is driven to  proactively identify improvements and bolster information security. John Deere | Hacker Heroes: John Deere’s Bug Bounty Program Boosts Cybersecurity

Meet Pretred. Pretred makes roadway barriers from recycled tires. Pretred says its Colorado Rubber Barrier is “the world’s first rubber barrier for use on U.S. roadways as a suitable alternative to concrete.” Equipment World | The “Colorado Barrier” Becomes First Rubber Barrier Approved for U.S. Roads

Engineers at the University of Texas El Paso are developing dynamic wireless power transfer technology. This technology allows EVs to charge while driving via transmitter pads within the road surface. EV Magazine | University of Texas: Developing Tech to Charge While Driving

The American Trucking Association says proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada will impact the trucking industry. The Association’s President says ““The 100,000 full-time hardworking truckers hauling 85% of the surface trade in goods with Mexico and 67% of the goods traded with Canada will bear a direct and disproportionate impact.” Other impacts: the cost of […]

In RQ-0584-KP, the Office of Attorney General will opine on whether traffic tickets from speed cameras are legal. It seems a lone acting constable in Bexar County unilaterally started using a speed camera. Meanwhile at the Texas Capitol, they are considering HB 2810 (2025 | TX) to prohibit speed cameras.