General Motors explains why it ditched Apple Carplay
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Safety reasons -- Apple users are idiots

General Motors has cited safety as the reason it decided to phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and move to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google.

General Motors culls nine executives in robotaxi safety investigation
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Chief Operating Officer among them

General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit dismissed nine executives amid an ongoing safety investigation, which the company confirmed included Chief Operating Officer Gil West.

Car companies are playing fast and footloose with data privacy
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Collecting far too much data

A survey by a US senator of 14 car makers has shown that they are collecting more user data than many car owners are aware.

Electric vehicles are less reliable
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79 per cent more problems

According to Consumer Reports ' newly released annual car reliability survey, shows that electric vehicle owners continue to report far more problems with their vehicles than owners of conventional cars or hybrids.

Musk furious as Swedish strike bites
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I don’t see why I have to accept unions

Elon [look at me] Musk thinks the Swedes are crazy after practically shutting down Tesla’s European operation because he will not let them form a union.