I was really afraid this latest redesign would make the Lexus ES too sporty or modern. I was wrong. It’s the perfect car to electrify. youtu.be/k-K98HeDzqg

Lexus Finally Gets Electric Right: 2026 Lexus ES 500e | Talking Cars with Consumer Reports #518

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If you’re an automative journalist or enthusiast who wants to write favorably about the Pontiac Trans Sport / Oldsmobile Silhouette then definitely send me a pitch! Matt @ typebarmagazine [dot] com

Heard “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” and “When I Need You” in public places multiple times this week. I’m calling it: It’s the Summer of Sayer.

Keep honking I am desperately trying to get my current-generation Toyota’s infotainment system to connect via the world’s flakiest wireless CarPlay setup because I’m in an unfamiliar city and need the navigation to work

If only this were still an option

This is the best and most important sitcom recommendation I’ve encountered in the wild since 2003, when I first heard about Arrested Development on NPR and immediately rented the DVDs from Blockbuster.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · last mo.

This show is wonderful. Belly-laughs funny. Excellent, well-developed characters. Like the best seasons of The Office, but in Spanish and set in a funeral home. www.netflix.com/us/title/830...

I think people who do not work in media have trouble grasping how genuinely terrifying it is watching organization after organization (even those ostensibly held by entities able to fund them!) continually get carved down into nothing. Lights going out all over

Asher Elbein@asherelbein.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Most of the affected employees were at National Geographic, both at the cable network as well as editorial and operations." 🫠

If “My Mother the Car” were filmed today, Jerry Van Dyke’s character’s mother would be reincarnated as a 1989 model year vehicle

An unusual car feature that’s been useful these days

I guess I’m in PHEV country

Given the lack of details provided by Taylor Farms thus far, Consumer Reports' food safety experts are advising folks in the 27 states implicated by the recall to discard ALL iceberg lettuce until we know more about where the parasite-linked products ended up www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

There is so much misinformation going around about this so-called “2027 car surveillance law,” from all sides and corners of the internet. Almost none of it sounded plausible, so I dug in to find out what’s actually happening: www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-saf...

No, Your Car Isn’t Getting a 'Kill Switch' in 2027 - Consumer Reports

Social media is full of posts about a supposed 2027 car surveillance drunk driving camera law and kill switches. CR's experts say what's really happening.

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My colleagues at @consumerreports.org uncovered a safety issue during testing that led to a recall: www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-rec...

Nissan Leaf EVs Recalled After Consumer Reports Safety Findings - Consumer Reports

Nissan is recalling the Leaf EV after Consumer Reports' testing found an issue with child car seat safety.

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I’m sorry do you people not rotate the article in your mind for a week, vomit it onto the Google Doc in three hours with your eyes completely black, and then regain consciousness and publish it?

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧@charliejane.bsky.social · 4w ago

I just had a horrifying realization. It seems like the new test to prove you didn't use "AI" to write a story is gonna be sharing all your notes and drafts with editors. Which means all my frantic all-caps "WHAT THE FUCK AM I DOING WHY HAVE I FORGOTTEN HOW TO WRITE" might become evidence. Fuck.

If these had been available in the U.S., Ford could have unintentionally sold hundreds of thousands of them in Boston

The Car Factoids@thecarfactoids.bsky.social · 4w ago

Factoid: Nobody needs reminding about the 1st-gen Ford Ka but you may need to sit down when I mention it’s 30yrs old this autumn… Autocar called it Ford’s biggest risk taken since the Sierra in their 1996 Oct 1996 road test down to its controversial looks. A great steer then, & looks fab today…

Something red, white, and blue for you

An Aston and a VinFast in the same row of street parked cars?

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Is this the most unroadworthy car in Western Australia?

This ‘bits are missing’ (Mitsubishi) Lancer was spotted by police on Guildford Road in Bayswater — and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out why.

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And we are live! Massive thanks to everyone who contributed to this. Reading your posts made me so much madder than I ever knew was possible

The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech

The bugs, broken apps, and nightmare customer-service bots we can't escape, presented as a blessed and sacred addendum to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI

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Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 2mo ago

I'm working on a column about the tech annoyances that drive us crazy, and I want it to be as universal as possible, so tell me yours! E.g. scanning a QR code to read a menu, never receiving the one-time passcode they supposedly texted you, "verify you're human" by IDing tiny motorcycles, etc.

For Canada Day, here’s a uniquely Canadian tableau

A controversial take: Of all the uses for AI, “improving natural speech processing for complex voice commands while driving” might actually offer everyday benefits. I’d love to be able to ask a car, “Find an open level 3 charger on my route that also has a good coffee shop within walking distance.”

Even if you love classic cars, it’s important to be realistic about how far car safety has come in the last 30 years. In a modern car, you could walk away from a 40 mph crash with a few bumps and bruises. In a classic, that crash might be fatal. m.youtube.com/watch?v=iAFc...

1996 vs. 2026 Chevrolet Blazer IIHS Crash Test: The Difference Is Shocking | Consumer Reports

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I can sing the jingles for at least three of these

A friendly neighborhood Citroen

Had a great chat with @mikeschlee.bsky.social about the pitfalls of using chatbots to find a car, and what happens when someone heads to the dealership armed with AI misinformation. www.autoguide.com/auto/autogui...

Why AI Can't Help You Buy Your Next Car: Ep 126

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After Arrested Development went off the air the first time, all the props and costumes ended up on eBay. 22-year-old me bought one of Gob’s ridiculous shirts with the intent of wearing it as a joke, but they accidentally sent me one of Franklin’s shirts instead. Come on!

Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com · last yr.

Do you own any items - individual specific items, not just ones of the same type - that have a cultural significance in some group? A Trek prop, one of Mulder’s office posters, one of Steve Jobs’ turtlenecks, an animation cel, the spear of Longinus, a pope’s finger bones - anything?

Free idea for all the big shot Hollywood movie producers who hang out on Bluesky: Teena Marie biopic. Call it “Lovergirl.” Cast Ariana Grande. Where’s my house in Malibu?

After I was born, my parents drove me home from the hospital in their Chevette, which I think explains a lot

Car Guy Tom™ (Tom Appel)@carguytom.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Remembering the "economy car." #Chevette blog.consumerguide.com/bring-back-t...

This isn’t the generation of Jaguar S-Type I expected to see street parked in this condition