Ford and General Motors said around 500 more workers have been temporarily laid off due to "knock-on effects" from the ongoing strike at Detroit's "Big Three" automakers. The two companies sent home the employees who were left without work following United Auto Workers strikes on assembly plants, Ford and GM said Monday., Auto News, Times Now
Riders of Kenya's commercial motorcycles, popularly known in Kiswahili as boda boda, are planning to switch to electric motorcycles in their next purchases, given the rising fuel prices and the growing calls for a transition to a green economy. According to the Kenya Economic Survey 2023, Kenya registered 321,200 new motorcycles in 2022. Overall, the National Transport and Safety Authority estimates that there are at least a total of 1.3 million motorcycles in the country, with the majority being used for commercial passenger transport., Electric Vehicles News, Times Now
Security researchers from French security firm Synacktiv identified three vulnerabilities that could allow malicious hackers to hack into Tesla's infotainment system and remotely turn off lights, honk the horn, open the trunk and activate the windshield wipers. While Tesla denied that researchers could have turned on and off the car, Eloi Benoist-Vanderbeken, a Synacktiv researcher, believes this could have been possible.
BMW India to launch 19 cars & 3 bikes in 2023 timesnownews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesnownews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
St. Louis has filed a federal lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai for not installing industry-standard anti-theft technology in their vehicles which resulted in thousands of car thefts in the city. They seek damages in excess of $75,000. Other cities like Columbus, San Diego, Seattle, Milwaukee, and Cleveland have filed similar lawsuits. Owners burned some of these brands' cars after a TikTok challenge showed viewers how to hot-wire cars with a USB cord and a screwdriver.