Hackaday (unofficial) June 22, 2023 3:00am An Unexpected Upset in EV Charging Standards #carhacks #news #ccs #chademo #electricvehicle #ev #evcharger #standards #tesla #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 An Unexpected Upset In EV Charging Standards Last November, Tesla open-sourced parts of its charging infrastructure, not-so-humbly unveiling it as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). It’s finally taking off with a number of man…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 11, 2023 6:00pm Hyundai is Doomed: Porting the 1993 Classic To a Hyundai Head Unit #carhacks #linuxhacks #doesitrundoom #doom #infotainment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hyundai Is Doomed: Porting The 1993 Classic To A Hyundai Head Unit In the natural order of the world, porting DOOM to any newly unlocked computing system is an absolute given. This a rule which [greenluigi1] understands all too well, leading to presumably the firs…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 8, 2023 9:00pm Nissan 300zx Dash Given A New Language #carhacks #car #cardash #dash #digitaldash #nissan #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Nissan 300zx Dash Given A New Language You don’t have to be a car enthusiast to recognize that the 1984 Nissan 300x dash is a work of art. The graceful swoops and multisegment VFDs evoke an aesthetic that reminds us of a particula…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 8, 2023 9:00am Hacking a Hyundai Ioniq’s Infotainment System Again After Security Fixes #carhacks #hyundai #infotainment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hacking A Hyundai Ioniq’s Infotainment System Again After Security Fixes These days modern cars are nothing if not a grouping of networked software held together by bits of hardware. This is reflected not only in the rapidly increasing number of ECUs, but also infotainm…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 12, 2023 12:00am Converting On-Grid Electronics To Off-Grid #carhacks #solarhacks #dcdc #inverter #lifepo4 #offgrid #solar #starlink #wallwarts #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Converting On-Grid Electronics To Off-Grid Husband and wife team [Jason & Kara] hail from Canada, and in 2018, after building their own camper, sold up their remaining earthly goods and headed south. If you’re not aware of them, t…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 8, 2023 3:00pm Ask Hackaday: Why Do Self Driving Cars Keep Causing Traffic Jams? #carhacks #currentevents #featured #originalart #transportationhacks #cars #cruise #sanfrancisco #selfdrivingcars #waymo #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Ask Hackaday: Why Do Self Driving Cars Keep Causing Traffic Jams? Despite what some people might tell you, self-driving cars aren’t really on the market yet. Instead, there’s a small handful of startups and big tech companies that are rapidly developi…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 26, 2023 6:00am Bass Reactive LEDs For Your Car #carhacks #electretmicrophone #esp32 #fft #neopixel #rotaryencoder #spectrogram #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Bass Reactive LEDs For Your Car [Stephen Carey] wanted to spruce up his car with sound reactive LEDs but couldn’t quite find the right project online. Instead, he wound up assembling a custom bass reactive LED display using…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 13, 2023 12:00pm Custom Bluetooth Adapter Brings 1990s Car Phone Back Online #carhacks #cellphonehacks #1g #bluetooth #carphone #mitsubishi #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Custom Bluetooth Adapter Brings 1990s Car Phone Back Online [Jeff Lau]’s Mitsubishi 3000GT comes with all the essential features you’d expect in a fancy sports car from 1993: pop-up headlights, movable spoilers, and a fully-functional telephone …
Hackaday (unofficial) April 11, 2023 9:00pm Truckla Gets an Open Source Charging Buddy #carhacks #greenhacks #car #carmod #cybertruck #evcharger #simonegiertz #tailgate #tesla #truck #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Truckla Gets An Open Source Charging Buddy More than three years have passed since Tesla announced its Cybertruck, and while not a one has been delivered, the first Tesla truck, Truckla, has kept on truckin’. [Simone Giertz] just post…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 4, 2023 12:00am An Ultra Low Power Dash Cam #arduinohacks #carhacks #arduino #dashcam #lowpower #powerregul #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 An Ultra Low Power Dash Cam Dash cameras are handy as they provide a video recording of interactions on the road. However, their utility comes from the fact that they are always recording while driving. This always-on means p…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 4, 2023 4:00am Will Carmakers Switch Clay for Computers? #3dprinterhacks #carhacks #cnchacks #cad #cardesign #claymodeling #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Will Carmakers Switch Clay For Computers? The 3D printing revolution has transformed a lot of industries, but according to [Insider Business] the car industry still uses clay modeling to make life-sized replicas of new cars. The video belo…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 2, 2023 4:00am What Happened to Sweden’s Slot Car EV Road? #carhacks #greenhacks #transportationhacks #car #conductivecharging #conductiverail #conductor #ehighway #electrichighway #electrichighways #electrictruck #electrictrucks #pantograph #transport #truck #trucks #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 What Happened To Sweden’s Slot Car EV Road? Many EVs can charge 80% of their battery in a matter of minutes, but for some applications range anxiety and charge time are still a concern. One possible solution is an embedded electrical rail in…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 27, 2023 8:00pm LED Air Vent Gauges are a Tasteful Mod for the Mazda Miata #carhacks #car #mazdamiata #mazdamx5 #miata #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 LED Air Vent Gauges Are A Tasteful Mod For The Mazda Miata Anyone in the JDM scene can tell you, round air vents are prime real estate for round analog gauges. If you want a gauge but don’t want to block your vent, you could consider building these L…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 26, 2023 7:00am A Simple Air Suspension Demo With Lego Technic #carhacks #airsuspension #car #lego #legotechnic #suspension #technic #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Simple Air Suspension Demo With Lego Technic The most common suspension systems on automobiles rely on simple metal springs. Leaf spring and coil spring designs both have their pros and cons, but fundamentally it’s all about flexing met…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 21, 2023 10:00am RC Car Gets F1-Style DRS Rear Wing #carhacks #toyhacks #car #drs #f1 #formula1 #motorsport #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 RC Car Gets F1-Style DRS Rear Wing DRS, or the Drag Reduction System, has become a key part of Formula 1 in the past decade. [Engineering After Hours] decided to implement the same system on an RC car instead. The DRS system was imp…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 20, 2023 5:00pm Cassette Player Cupholder is a Useful But Risky Idea #carhacks #3dprintedparts #car #cupholder #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Cassette Player Cupholder Is A Useful But Risky Idea The cup was invented in 1570 BC. Despite this, infuriatingly, the cupholder didn’t become common in the automotive world until the early 2000s. Cars built in the years PCH (pre-cupholder) typ…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 9, 2023 5:00pm SLS AMG Velomobile #carhacks #transportationhacks #bike #bikecar #gullwing #mercedes #mercedesbenz #quadracycle #slsamg #velocipede #velomobile #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 SLS AMG Velomobile Many gearheads dream of owning a supercar, but their exorbitant prices make them unattainable for all but the most affluent. [Andrzej Burek] decided to make his dreams come true by building his own…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 16, 2022 1:00pm Mazda Patents Spinning Dorito to Extend EV Range #carhacks #ev #wankel #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Mazda Patents Spinning Dorito To Extend EV Range OK, so a Wankel engine doesn’t really use a Dorito as its cylinders, but it sure looks like one. The company has announced it will offer a range extender rotary engine for the MX-30 electric …
Hackaday (unofficial) December 16, 2022 1:00am Building a Chain Drive Differential From Junkyard Parts #carhacks #bmw #differential #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Building A Chain Drive Differential From Junkyard Parts A differential is a very useful thing for a vehicle. It allows two driven wheels to rotate at different speeds, such as when going around a corner. [Workshop From Scratch] needed a chain driven dif…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 8, 2022 7:00pm Build a Better Mousetrap… But It Better be Better! #carhacks #hackadaycolumns #rants #cars #rant #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Build A Better Mousetrap… But It Better Be Better! As creative problem solvers, we like to “think outside the box,” and we should strive for that. But what happens if your strange idea isn’t kept in check by cooler heads? There is…