The new Kia EV3 is essentially an upgraded version of the now-retired Niro EV, and it’s about $10,000 cheaper. Kia EV3 undercuts Niro EV on price and adds style After proving to be a hit in Europe, the UK, and other overseas markets, Kia’s compact electric SUV is finally on sale in the US. The 2027 EV3 starts at $29,890, making it not only Kia’s most affordable EV, but one of America’s most affordable electric vehicles. Kia announced on Thursday that the refreshed 2027 Niro has the same starting price of $29,890. Although the 2026 model is available in fully electric (EV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and traditional hybrid (HEV) powertrains, Kia confirmed earlier this year that the 2027 Niro will be sold exclusively as a hybrid. Jung Won-jung, vice president of Kia Corp, said the Niro was “Kia’s first step toward an electrified future” during a media briefing (via The Korea Herald) for the refreshed Niro Hybrid in March. With more advanced, dedicated EVs, like the EV3 now on sale, the all-electric Niro is no longer needed. The 2027 Kia EV3 is available in five trims: Light, Wind, Land, GT-Line, and GT, with two battery packs. The standard EV3 Light FWD, starting at $29,890, is powered by a 58.3 kWh battery with an EPA-estimated driving range of up to 221 miles. The Wind, Land, GT-Line, and GT use an 81.4 kWh battery that delivers up to 321 miles of range on a single charge. In comparison, the 2026 Kia Niro starts at $39,700, nearly $10,000 more than the EV3, and offers up to 253 miles of range. Front-wheel drive (FWD) variants have a single front-mounted electric motor with 201 horsepower. You can upgrade to all-wheel drive (AWD) on all variants outside of the Light model for an extra $3,200. The
Aug 27, 2026 · via electrek.co
KIA ANNOUNCES PRICING FOR REFRESHED 2027 NIRO - Now offered exclusively as a hybrid, Niro builds on established blend of responsive performance, everyday utility and practicality - Pricing starts at $29,8901 MSRP (plus $1,495 destination) IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia America is pleased to announce pricing for the refreshed 2027 Niro, which sharpens its hybrid crossover formula with a bolder design, expanded technology and newly available driver assistance features. Offered exclusively as a hybrid, the 2027 Niro lineup also welcomes a new S trim alongside the LX, EX, and SX models. Highlights for the new model year include redesigned front and rear fascias with Kia's signature Star Map lighting elements, new exterior colors and an updated cabin. Available Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) brings over-the-air update capability2, while newly available driver assistance technologies3 include Highway Driving Assist 24, 360-degree Surround View Monitor5 and Blind-Spot View Monitor6. The Niro continues to pair a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with an electric motor and six-speed dual-clutch transmission, producing a combined 139 horsepower. Updates to suspension tuning, ride comfort and cabin quietness further enhance the driving experience. MSRP for the 2027 Niro is as follows: | Pricing – MSRP (excludes $1,495 destination)1 | | | Niro LX FWD | $29,890 | | Niro S FWD | $30,590 | | Niro EX FWD | $31,390 | | Niro SX FWD | $35,440 | | Niro SX Touring FWD | $38,990 | Click below for more information about the 2027 Niro: - Vehicle Specifications, including fuel economy - Features and options Kia America – about us Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys. Kia is recognized as one of the TIME World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2026. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and WNBA
Aug 27, 2026 · via prnewswire.com
Volvo Cars is launching an over-the-air update for its Volvo Connected Safety suite for select electric vehicles that will provide a host of new warnings, including spatial audio support in some models. Volvo EX90, ES90 and EX60 EV drivers will now be able to send four new safety alert messeges to other vehicles, as well as receive them, the automaker said in its Aug. 26 release. The alerts include large animal detection on the road ahead, the presence of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, as well as roadwork and accident alerts using real-time data from connected Volvo vehicles or traffic management centers. The features expand the system’s ability to provide clear early warnings, especially in low-visibility conditions, such as winding roads or poor weather, and complement existing alerts of slippery roads and poor light conditions. The new connected safety features will be available for Volvo EV drivers in Europe, U.S. and Canada, but the timing of the update may vary depending on the model. Currently, more than 1 million Volvo vehicles have connected safety technology activated. In Europe, the alerts can also be shared with other brand vehicles through the European Data for Road Safety ecosystem. Drivers of Volvo Cars’ flagship EX90 SUV and ES90 sedan equipped with the Bowers & Wilkins optional premium sound system and Dolby Atmos technology will also receive support for Spatial Audio in Apple CarPlay, which can provide a multi-dimensional and immersive sound experience that places music and vocals around the cabin using 25 high-performance speakers. “Built on decades of our real-world safety insight, these innovations represent another step towards our vision of zero collisions,” said Åsa Haglund, head of Volvo Cars Safety Center. “Every time a Volvo car shares safety intelligence, it helps other drivers prepare earlier to avoid accidents and
Aug 27, 2026 · via wardsauto.com
2027 Kia Niro Pricing Announced: Refreshed Styling and New Trim Kia America has released official pricing for the refreshed 2027 Niro crossover. Offered exclusively with a hybrid powertrain, the 2027 model starts at $29,890 for the base LX trim (excluding a $1,495 destination fee). The update introduces revised styling, upgraded infotainment technology, and a new S trim level positioned between the entry-level LX and mid-tier EX. 2027 Kia Niro: All The Details Exterior and Interior Updates Visually, the 2027 Niro receives restyled front and rear fascias featuring Kia's "Star Map" LED lighting signature, bringing its exterior appearance in line with the brand's newest crossover models. The update also adds new exterior paint color choices and minor cabin revisions. Inside, available models feature Kia’s Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) system, which supports over-the-air (OTA) software update functionality. On the driver-assistance front, available features now include Highway Driving Assist 2, a 360-degree Surround View Monitor, and a Blind-Spot View Monitor. Carryover Hybrid Powertrain Under the hood, the 2027 Niro retains its existing hybrid configuration. A 1.6-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine works alongside an electric motor and a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to send a combined 139 horsepower to the front wheels. Kia notes that suspension retuning for 2027 improves ride comfort and cabin sound insulation. 2027 Kia Niro Pricing Breakdown All prices listed below reflect the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) and exclude the $1,495 destination charge: - Niro LX FWD: $29,890 - Niro S FWD: $30,590 - Niro EX FWD: $31,390 - Niro SX FWD: $35,440 - Niro SX Touring FWD: $38,990 Including destination, the entry-level 2027 Niro LX arrives at $31,385, maintaining its position as one of the most affordable dedicated hybrid crossovers on the U.S. market. Become an AutoGuide insider. Get the latest from the automotive world first by subscribing
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PressClub Global · Article. With the launch of the Neue Klasse: BMW expands its standard active safety features. Thu Aug 27 09:00:00 CEST 2026 Press Release New active safety functions support drivers in critical driving, parking and exit scenarios. The enhanced Exit Warning function can actively delay door opening, helping to prevent collisions with cyclists. Unique to BMW Symbiotic Drive: Safety assistance systems remain discreet in the background and can provide effective support when it matters most. Press Contact. Martin Tholund BMW Group Tel: +49-151-601-77126 send an e-mail Author. Martin Tholund BMW Group This article in other PressClubs Show all Munich. The launch of the Neue Klasse marks the first time BMW will offer an expanded portfolio of active safety assistance systems as standard across multiple model series. Among them is an exit warning function with active door opening delay, helping to prevent so-called dooring accidents. The BMW iX3 was the first Neue Klasse production model to feature these technologies, with further models including the BMW i3, BMW X5 and BMW 7 Series to follow. "The broad rollout of our new active safety functions as standard is based on our 'Smart, Symbiotic, Safe' philosophy. We bring drivers and assistance systems together into a cooperative system that works in harmony. At BMW, active safety functions operate as quiet, intelligent companions in the background, discreet yet highly effective when it matters most in critical situations,” says Dr. Mihiar Ayoubi, Senior Vice President Driving Experience Development at the BMW Group. Active safety assistance systems support drivers in critical driving, parking and exit scenarios. Analysis of customer-consented data from BMW’s intelligently connected vehicle fleet demonstrates that these functions contribute to greater road safety. In the last month alone, the fleet analysed* in Europe covered 1.6 billion kilometres. Customers were alerted to potential collisions around
Aug 27, 2026 · via press.bmwgroup.com
- China will conduct nationwide inspections of intelligent connected vehicle safety, R&D and production capabilities, and product conformity. - The campaign escalates recent scrutiny of automakers and testing organizations into a cross-agency, nationwide quality drive. China has launched a 1-year campaign to improve automotive product quality, expanding oversight of intelligent connected vehicle safety and production conformity. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued a notice announcing the campaign on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The campaign to improve the production conformity and quality of road motor vehicle products will be carried out nationwide. Inspections will focus on areas including intelligent connected vehicle safety capabilities, companies' design, development and production capabilities, and product conformity. CCTV's brief report provided no further details. The full text of the joint notice is not yet available. The move is China's latest effort to strengthen quality and safety oversight as the auto industry rapidly adopts new technologies. It also brings earlier inspections of automakers, products and testing organizations under a cross-agency, nationwide campaign. MIIT launched its 2026 production conformity inspection program in May, covering road motor vehicle manufacturers and products that have received market-access approval. Inspectors can collect sample vehicles and key components from factories and dealerships, seal their hardware and software configurations, and send them to testing organizations. Testing covers vehicle structure, crash safety, EV safety and traction battery-pack safety, with some samples also subject to cross-checks. Under the annual inspection program, manufacturers that fail to continuously meet market-access requirements or whose products do not comply with national standards may be publicly named, have related products suspended from MIIT's catalog, or be barred from filing new products. After samples are sealed, automakers are also prohibited from improperly
Aug 27, 2026 · via cnevpost.com
China has launched a yearlong nationwide campaign to improve the quality and safety of intelligent connected vehicles, jointly announced 27 August by various government agencies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and the Ministry of Public Security. Inspections will be conducted by state officials, covering connected-vehicle safety capabilities, automaker design and production processes, and whether finished products actually conform to what was approved for market access. The campaign builds on an existing MIIT inspection programme launched in May, under which regulators can pull sample vehicles and components directly from factories and dealerships, seal their hardware and software configurations, and send them for independent testing. These tests encompassed a range of criteria including crash safety, vehicle safety and battery-pack integrity. Companies found not to be complying can be publicly named, have their products suspended from MIIT’s approved catalogue—a necessity for local sales—or be outright barred from filing new models altogether. A central target is the practice of shipping new software features before they are fully validated and patching problems afterward through over-the-air (OTA) updates. Once a sample vehicle’s configuration is sealed for testing, automakers are now prohibited from altering its technical parameters via OTA. This closes an option that regulators have clearly identigied as a compliance loophole, rather than ordinary software development. MIIT Vice Minister Xin Guobin said a day before the campaign was announced that—without naming names—some “aggressive” innovations had already been installed without adequate validation. Further, he noted that that isolated quality and autonomous driving safety incidents had raised public concern. Several high-profile crashes have already triggered a government response; Xiaomi’s SU7 ADAS-related crash in 2025 paved the way for a clampdown on how such features are marketed; the Apollo Go robotaxi outage from April led to a three-month freeze on new robotaxi permits. Under the
Aug 27, 2026 · via automotiveworld.com
Volvo just turned a million cars into one shared hazard network The car ahead of you can now tell you what it just saw Volvo has begun rolling out a free over-the-air update that turns its newest electric models into hazard reporters. When an EX60 picks up a deer at the edge of an unlit road, or an EX90 slows for a lane closure, the position of that hazard goes to the cloud and reappears on the screen of a car still minutes away from the same corner. It is a modest update carrying a large idea. Volvo says more than a million of its cars worldwide already have connected safety switched on, and that number is the whole argument: a warning network is worth almost nothing on launch day and a great deal once enough cars are quietly feeding it. Four warnings you never had to spot yourself The update adds four alerts. Large Animal Alert flags a deer or comparable animal on or beside the carriageway. Vulnerable Road User Alert warns of pedestrians and cyclists ahead, which matters most on the fast rural roads where nobody expects them. Roadwork Alert marks live construction zones. Accident Ahead Alert passes on a crash spotted by a car in front or reported by a traffic management centre. They join Slippery Road Alert and Hazard Light Alert, the two warnings Volvo has been running for years. The difference now is coverage. The old pair reacted to what a car felt through its own wheels and lights; the new four react to what other people's cars have seen with their cameras and radar, several kilometres before you get there. That distinction is worth holding on to, because it changes what the driver is being told. Existing driver aids describe the situation in front
Aug 27, 2026 · via autonext.co
Connected cars: security risks and the driving forces behind a business that already accounts for 40 per cent of a vehicle’s value Connected cars move and operate in a way that generates a data economy and raises the major issue of cybersecurity: security risks and opportunities for a multi-billion-euro business for consumers and European industry, including Italian and Mediterranean industries Key points From purely mechanical objects made up of pistons and a few electronic circuit boards to connected mobility systems based on processors, sensors and cloud-based data exchange – not only for operation but also for production, maintenance and the provision of services: in less than twenty years, cars have become veritable sensors and bidirectional data gateways constantly on the move across the country, which, in turn, map their surroundings using cameras and GPS. As a direct consequence, not only are the business models of those who sell them changing, but also the habits of those who use them – drivers and passengers – and therefore also the cybersecurity and physical security parameters that need to be considered and enforced, with full awareness of what is at stake. It is no coincidence that on 21 August, the manager of Lexus in Australia stated quite openly that the privacy of car data and the way it is processed must be given equal importance to that of physical security. Both the political sphere and the manufacturers’ associations have been taking action for some time, and whilst regulatory responses are being organised, the automotive world has adopted the pace of evolution from the IT sector in the areas of maintenance, fleet management and the sale of services. One example is ‘remote’ vehicle updates (so-called Over-The-Air updates), which, according to industry studies, cost manufacturers a tenth of the price of traditional updates; these are
Aug 27, 2026 · via en.ilsole24ore.com
My aging 2015 car has one big problem: it doesn't have Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. I didn't really mind, as I could always connect my smartphone to the in-car audio using a cheap USB-C to 3.5mm adapter to keep the music playing, no matter what. That is, until I noticed that more and more of my smartphones were failing to work with my good old adapter. Everything worked fine when I used a Nothing Phone 1, but with the Samsung Z Fold 8? It doesn't want to know. A $20 adapter solved my problems overnight, and my wonderful Car Music playlist booms out wherever I drive once more — but why did the USB-C to 3.5mm jack adapter stop working to begin with? Why your USB-C to 3.5mm jack adapter doesn't work Well, not with the latest smartphones The dreaded "USB device message not supported" isn't entirely new; Samsung users began reporting this issue back in 2020 with the Galaxy S20, and that wasn't the only phone flashing this message. But I'd been somehow getting away with the problem for years, not just on my beloved Nothing Phone 1, but a whole host of smartphones across that period. The problem is mixed: it's a phone problem, for sure, but it's also an adapter problem. In part, it starts because all USB-C to 3.5mm adapters and conversion cables look essentially the same from the outside: a plug at each end, wire between, and a tiny DAC somewhere in the process converting the digital signal into analog. But in some cases, the cheap ones are passive, requiring the phone's USB-C port to recognize the adapter's resistor configuration and support USB-C's Audio Adapter Accessory Mode. When it does, the phone routes analog audio through the USB-C connector. So, when the handshake does
Aug 27, 2026 · via makeuseof.com
Wialon unlocks direct OEM vehicle data Global fleet digitalisation vendor Wialon has announced a strategic expansion into OEM vehicle data, giving connected fleets a single source of truth by unifying information sourced directly from manufacturers. Through an integration with data aggregator High Mobility, and by leveraging its own middleware platform flespi, Wialon now allows partners and users to access telematics data for both passenger and commercial vehicles without fitting any aftermarket hardware, ensuring fleets keep full control over their own data. By building a reliable data flow from OEM equipment via High Mobility and flespi, Wialon gives fleet owners native, unrestricted access to vehicle data without a single wire being installed or a warranty being put at risk. The move lands as the EU Data Act, which becomes enforceable in September 2026, brings an end to manufacturers’ exclusive control over vehicle data. The legislation grants fleet owners the legal right to access data generated by their connected vehicles and to share it with third-party service providers of their choosing. In practice, this obliges OEMs to open up access to vehicle data, making it far simpler for fleets to adopt independent telematics platforms and to consolidate information from multiple manufacturers and aftermarket devices within a single system, such as Wialon. The development addresses a long-running source of friction within the logistics sector. Modern vehicles generate vast quantities of diagnostic and behavioural data, yet manufacturers have historically restricted access to it, charged hidden fees, or enforced vendor lock-in. This shift also comes at a time when the European automotive telematics market is forecast to grow from $22.5 billion in 2026 to $67.5 billion by 2034, at a compound annual growth rate of 14.7 per cent, underlining the rising commercial importance of accessible vehicle data. Wialon’s new bridge already covers more than 20
Aug 27, 2026 · via fleetpoint.org
News Releases WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced a safety collaboration with the American Automobile Association (AAA), the foremost leader in roadside assistance, and HAAS Alert, the leader in connected vehicle safety, to deliver real-time digital alerts that warn approaching motorists when a Mazda customer is stopped on the roadside and has requested roadside assistance. Powered by AAA's Roadside Assistance Program and HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud® Protect service, the collaboration extends Mazda's commitment to safety beyond the vehicle itself – helping to protect Mazda drivers and passengers when they are most vulnerable. Mazda's approach to safety has long been guided by its Safety Philosophy, which prioritizes understanding real-world risk and designing systems that help mitigate harm before it occurs. While Mazda's award-winning lineup of crash avoidance and occupant protection technology continues to set the standard for what happens inside the vehicle, the collaboration with AAA and HAAS Alert helps address what happens outside of it - the moments after a roadside event, when a vehicle and its occupants are most vulnerable to being struck by an approaching motorist. When a Mazda customer requests roadside assistance through the MyMazda app or via a toll-free phone call, a local AAA-affiliated service provider is dispatched to the customer to provide support. Simultaneously, through AAA's safety partnership with HAAS Alert, drivers in supported markets may receive Slow Down, Move Over digital alerts via their Safety Cloud-connected vehicles or mobile navigation apps. "Real-world safety doesn't end when the crash is over or when a customer pulls over to the shoulder," said Jennifer Morrison, Director of Vehicle Safety Strategy at Mazda North American Operations. "Some of the most dangerous moments on the road happen after the initial event, when other drivers come up on a stopped or disabled vehicle
Aug 27, 2026 · via news.mazdausa.com
Federal securities regulators issued a proposal on updated cryptocurrency custody rules for investment advisors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent its proposal to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Tuesday (Aug. 25) per a post on its website. “This proposed rules and rule amendments would improve and modernize the regulations around custody of investment adviser client assets and fund assets, including to address crypto assets,” the SEC said. “Currently, investment advisers and investment companies have raised questions about how to hold crypto assets in compliance with the current commission custody requirements.” The commission added that the rulemaking would clarify the framework for crypto asset custody for investment advisers and investment companies, while also making other updates to “remove burdens from certain outdated provisions that are no longer needed to provide investor protection given the evolution in the markets and security trading and holding practices.” We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! According to a Wednesday (Aug. 26) Bloomberg News report, full details of the new proposal won’t be made known until the OMB reviews the SEC rule. Once it goes back to the agency, the all-Republican commission will vote on it and release it to the public. The report added that the SEC normally accepts at least 60 days of public comment before reviewing the input and weaving it onto the final version of the rule, which will also need a vote before it can be put into effect. The Bloomberg report characterized the development as the latest indiction that regulators are proceeding with the Trump administration’s crypto agenda while legislation meant to define crypto market structure regulation remains stalled in the Senate.
Aug 27, 2026 · via pymnts.com
Hyundai Confirms Santa Fe EREV Plug-in Hybrid for 2027 US Launch Hyundai has locked it in. The automaker confirmed the launch window and core specifications for its first extended-range electric vehicle, the 2027 Santa Fe EREV, during its 2026 CEO Investor Day. It arrives in the first half of 2027, positioning the brand between conventional hybrids and full battery electrics in North America. Engineered in Korea, built in Alabama. The Santa Fe EREV will roll out of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, and that localized production ties into a broader North American plan that targets an additional 500,000 units of regional capacity and lifts local parts sourcing above 80 percent by 2030, according to Hyundai. The powertrain runs as a serial hybrid. Instead of the combustion engine driving the transmission directly, it works solely as an onboard generator, recharging the high-voltage battery pack while the vehicle is moving. Hyundai is targeting more than 600 miles, roughly 965 km, of total combined range on a single tank and charge. Central to the package is Hyundai's next-generation in-house battery cell design. The company says it delivers more than double the power output of its previous high-nickel cells while cutting charging times by 40 percent. The EREV uses less than half the battery capacity of an equivalent full battery electric vehicle. That trims weight and manufacturing cost while retaining instantaneous electric torque and quiet operation. Prototypes have reportedly already been spotted in real-world testing. They wore the internal designation "MX5a EREV," with the "A" denoting North American market specification. Those test cars are said to have revealed a dual-door layout, pairing a traditional fuel door with a dedicated plug-in charging port. The EREV arrives alongside the refreshed fifth-generation Santa Fe styling. It integrates Hyundai's next-generation Pleos Connect connected-car platform and Gleo AI assistant. Hyundai
Aug 27, 2026 · via autoguide.com
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Sign up for the Today newsletter Get everything you need to know to start your day, delivered right to your inbox every morning. “Robots Right Lane Only,” a mysterious sign reads on the Minuteman Bikeway in Lexington. But robots are not often, if ever, spotted on the bikeway. So where did this sign come from, and what’s its purpose? There is one clue as to where the sign came from. On the back of the sign, a sticker reads “Lexford Department of Robotic Affairs.” More on that later. But the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee, responsible for putting up the signs along the bikeway, said the sign’s origins are unknown. Betty Gau, chair of the committee, said she first noticed the sign this spring and alerted the other committee members of its existence in an email on May 25. The committee opted to keep the sign up because they found it to “be amusing and clever and harmless,” Gau said. They ask everyone using the bikeway to stay to the right, she said, so it’s “sending the right message.” “The bikeway is for everyone, there’s a variety of users from tricyclists to walkers to runners, we want everyone to be safe, even robots, they should stay to the right too,” Gau said. So what of that “Lexford Department of Robotic Affairs” sticker affixed to the back of the sign? Well, it seems in addition to the road sign, the department also has a remarkably elaborate website. With tabs for unit registration, economic impact, incident reports, signage compliance, and a contact page, the site has all the markings of an official government website. The only problem is, the town of “Lexford” does not exist, and neither does a department of robotic affairs. The website, set in 2075, imagines a fictional future Massachusetts,
Aug 26, 2026 · via boston.com
OCSO identifies and arrests suspect connected to June road rage incident OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. — The Osage County Sheriff's Office said they've identified and arrested a suspect they believe is connected to a road rage incident that occurred in June along New Prue Road. KTUL reported on this incident when the sheriff's office first asked for the public's help with identifying the suspect. Around 11:26 a.m. on June 14, the sheriff's office said they received a call from a driver reporting someone had shot at him while he was driving near New Prue Road and County Road 1705. Deputies said the driver told them he'd been driving westbound on New Prue Road behind a white Jeep Gladiator with a blue handicap placard that kept swerving back and forth across the roadway before it suddenly stopped in the middle of a bridge located near Osage. Authorities said the victim told them he was concerned about the Jeep's driver, so he stopped and asked if the other driver needed help. Investigators said the Jeep's driver lowered his window before brandishing a gun and yelling at the victim. Deputies said the victim quickly took off and began driving westbound toward Osage as he attempted to call 911. As he drove, law enforcement said the victim reported seeing the Jeep Gladiator following right behind him before he heard two gunshots go off. Authorities said one of the shots entered the car's rear window and hit the dashboard area on the passenger's side. Deputies said the victim's left arm was injured, likely by debris or shrapnel. Law enforcement said the deputies who responded to the victim's call documented his injury, the damage to his car and found a spent projectile on the floorboard of the driver's side. Later in the day on June 14, an
Aug 25, 2026 · via ktul.com
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Aug 25, 2026 · via youtube.com
'Contrary To Law' Polestar Still Doesn't Understand Why It's Banned From Selling Cars In The U.S. But Volvo Isn't When it was announced that Polestar would be forced to pack up shop and leave the U.S. market, it came as a shock to many, including Polestar itself. Two months after the Swedish-Chinese automaker was told to get out, it sent a letter to its nearly three-dozen dealerships saying it was caught off guard by the U.S. government's June 24 decision, and it doesn't understand why its sister company, Volvo, isn't being treated in the same manner. In an August 18 letter to dealers seen by The Wall Street Journal, Polestar said it still doesn't have an explanation for why it must cease its U.S. sales, while Volvo is allowed to continue on even though it sells some vehicles that are nearly identical. The letter also alleged that the U.S. Department of Commerce signaled that the automaker would be allowed to stay in the country. I guess Trump and his boys changed their minds. In the letter, Peter Wexler, Polestar's U.S. head of product, retail network and government affairs, said, "We are currently focusing on getting the attention of [the Commerce Department] to obtain the requested information and to understand the underlying basis for the denial." Polestar's ban is part of a wider crackdown on Chinese vehicle tech aimed at preventing China from spying on Americans with connected-vehicle technology, something we've reported on in the past, typed up on our Chinese-made laptops that you've undoubtedly read on your Chinese-made phones. The ban has been implemented by the Trump administration, but it would be unfair to neglect the fact that the Biden administration kicked this whole thing off. Strung along Commerce officials were apparently ready to approve both Volvo and Polestar staying
Aug 25, 2026 · via jalopnik.com