Here in the UK the insurance costs would basically prevent a teenager driving something like an iX M60. A lot of companies simply wouldn’t give a quote for anything much more than a mid-spec Golf for a teenager. I feel that’s kind of appropriate! 

My understanding of ‘Active’ head restraints was that the force of the torso pushing back in the seat would push the headrest forward, not having any pyrotechnics or anything?

I believe that you still get an NFC card, which is your backup. How that works when the battery is dead in the car... I’m not sure. I’d want at least one actual physical key with a blade to manually unlock the car, personally. 

Doctor here- sleeping is not sitting stationary in a plane seat where you can barely move even if you wanted to. As others have said, you move during your sleep (even if you don’t think you do, you do) and movement of the leg muscles helps blood flow back from your feet in the veins of your legs.

They have some in Leigh, just to the west of Manchester. It’s... not amazing. I think most people wanted them to extend the Manchester Metrolink tram system out to Leigh instead, especially as the guided busway uses an old rail alignment anyway. 

This. Tesla has made some very odd decisions with their vehicles lately, but crash safety has never been something they’ve been bad at. And I am quite the opposite of a Tesla fan, I think they’re hideous, overhyped, and that Elon is a massive tool. 

Apparently him and Mate Rimac are both genuinely lovely people who just love the nerdy engineering of the machines they help create.

You joke... but someone did commit suicide into a KLM Embraer’s engine at Schipol airport recently 😬

As always...

Pre-conditioning. Not sure if it’s really considered an ‘option’ as it’s standard fit on basically every EV, but coming out the house on a cold morning to a warm, already defrosted, car is just lovely.

This is so very British. Man in shed makes interesting but slightly useless machine, says it’s the best thing he’s ever built. I love it. 

100%. I drive a ‘SRSM’ Polestar 2, which has a WLTP range of just under 300 miles, which means 220 in the real world. I have free charging in my building’s car park, because they haven’t worked out how to bill us for it (which is a very nice perk). I’ve had it just over a year, and I’ve fast charged a bit but not that…

I feel this is more aimed at the European market anyway. It’s a small car, even by our standards. It’s a b-segment semi-premium car, which is a small niche right now, but I think could prove successful. Mini have had the premium small car market pretty tied up, with only really the Audi A1 encroaching on it.

I really don’t know how Subaru has survived. Well I mean I do....their parent company just firehoses money at it to prop it up. I maybe see 1 or 2 Subarus a month around my area.

There’s a *lot* of international travel over oceans though. The London-New York route that was the mainstay of Concorde is one of the busiest routes on the planet. Going by Wiki’s numbers, it’s the busiest long haul international route in the world.

Can’t say I ever had an issue with keeping my Android phone topped off using USB-A to -C cables and Android Auto.

The A330-800 is kind of a weird one. It is like a parts-bin special. The main costs are in certifying it, and the vast majority of the certification would have been common with other A330 models. But I still don’t think it’s likely to be profitable. The -900 is doing OK and is keeping Boeing honest with the 787, which…

This has been a thing for years in the UK. It’s only for asymptomatic screening, not for when you’re burning. Because that burning is not something you want to endure!

This is new? We’ve had mail-in STI testing here in the UK for years. It’s always been through the local sexual health centre. If you’re ‘uncomplicated’ (being gay and on PrEP, I’m complicated) then they *really* don’t want to see you face-to-face unless there’s a positive test and you need treatment or you’re having…

I have some existing Ikea lighting systems- they work with Google Home via the link unit that’s plugged into the router. I’d guess they’d tie it all in?