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Ford rehires 350 engineers after AI fails to preserve expertise
Ford is bringing back 350 engineers after an AI system fell short of preserving expertise and training junior staff, Bloomberg reports.
Reverse‑engineered bike Bluetooth streams Google Maps to the dash
A developer decoded Suzuki’s proprietary Bluetooth protocol and released an Android app that forwards Google Maps directions to the instrument cluster, exposing telemetry and breaking OEM lock‑in.
Fisker Ocean owners launch open source car company after bankruptcy
After Fisker's bankruptcy, Ocean EV owners formed an open source car company to maintain and develop the vehicle's software and hardware, challenging traditional automotive ownership [Electrek].
Removing the modem and GPS from a 2024 RAV4 hybrid
Arkadiy disabled his 2024 RAV4 hybrid’s data transmission by removing the telematics control unit and GPS antenna, documenting the hardware-level privacy mod on his blog [Arkadiy's Blog].