The “child labor” thing is predominantly an “Alabama Thing” rather than a “Kia/Hyundai Thing.”

Autonomous Robotaxis- this is how much the US hates the idea of just improving public transit. Like, seriously, you could take a fraction of the amount of cash it will take to develop a functional autonomous taxi and just invest in improved public transit everywhere. Oh look, we’ve made buses and trains and trams and…

“No more kids working for KIA”

It’s best to just assume from the start that everything Elmo says is a lie.

I pecifically do not care, I was making a cybertruck joke.

I think the bigger issue is having a buddy with a Cybertruck...

Just curious how you can have that take when you cut the roof off of your 911 to install a carbon fiber panel. I mean, I’m cool with it, it is your car and you do you, but it just feels a little hypocritical to call out companies that modify a car when you are doing the same heckin’ thing.

Jalopnik writing staff has really fallen off over the years.

What a marvelously useless piece of pedantry, thank you. This is Jalopnik, and you are definitely in the right place.

“Tire shops really, really *want* you to know about this one weird trick”

I see Evora’s listed in the $50-60k range. Which is a pretty good deal for weekend or daily driver sports car. It’s practical since it has a rear seat plus a semi functional trunk. Plus it’s Toyota Camry 3.5 V6 is flawless, smooth and reliable. 

Gonna have to call BS on the TCO of trucks being “40-50% higher” - I’ve got a GTI, a Golf SEL and a Chevy Silverado. If anything the truck is overall a little cheaper than either of the VWs. 

It’s a joke

This is excellent eye bleach after looking at the Cybertruck.

You know what? I’m ok with this article. 

Jalopnik-brand adult diapers

Whoa, whoa, whoa, the mass means decidedly less. Velocity is squared, mass is not.

Subsonic doesn’t mean shit either. It’s all about inertial energy...

This is NOT speculation, this is how the devices work. Always did.

XIM and Cronus use an original controller (which you need to connect), to spoof the device authentication.