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How Kiwis Are Fighting Mass AI Surveillance on Their Roads — And Why the Rest of the World Should Be Watching
New Zealand gave a $100 million contract to a private Australian AI company to film its drivers, process the footage through algorithms, and issue fines. Nobody voted on it. Nobody was asked. Now the pushback has started.
PETITION: STOP Acusensus: NO to $100M Private Contracts For AI Speed Cameras, Mass Surveillance, Ai Fines
Kiwis Are Furious. And They Have Every Right To Be.
The Infrastructure Is Already Here. So Are The Cameras.
Google is laying cables. Data centres are going up. AI is being wired into New Zealand's roads right now. This is not a future tin hat concern. It is a present fact.
The Government Paid O2 to Monitor 25 Million Phones to Track EV Drivers. Nobody Asked Permission.
The Department for Transport commissioned O2 to trawl the web browsing habits and movement data of 25 million devices, including children's, to identify electric vehicle owners. The study cost £602,000, ran for two years, and was quietly published this we...
Dieselgate 2: The Biggest Consumer Lawsuit in English Legal History Just Entered Its Final Phase
1.6 million drivers. Five manufacturers. £6 billion potentially at stake. Closing submissions began today in the High Court. A verdict is expected this summer. Here is everything you need to know.
Gen Z Has No Brand Loyalty When It Comes to Buying a Car.
69 percent of Gen Z Americans say they would consider buying a Chinese car. The dealerships selling American, European and Japanese brands say they are not worried. The data suggests they should be.
The War in Iran Is Already Hitting The Pumps. It Could Get Much Worse.
Oil prices have surged up to 13 percent in three days. The Strait of Hormuz has effectively stopped moving. UK drivers face higher pump prices within weeks. American motorists could see 30 cents a gallon added by the end of this week alone.
74 Percent of Americans Cannot Afford a New Car. The Industry Built That Problem Itself.
The average new vehicle in America now costs over $50,000. Three out of four Americans say they cannot afford one. Automakers know this, and most of them kept going anyway.
Ferrari Is Testing a Race Car With Number Plates. That Can Only Mean One Thing.
A camouflaged 296 prototype with an enormous rear wing has been spotted on public roads outside Maranello. Ferrari does not test race cars on the street unless they are becoming road cars.
San Francisco Sold Speed Cameras as Sensible. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.
33 cameras. 5 months. 91,000 tickets. Citations in San Francisco jumped 369 percent after automated speed enforcement went live. Whether that is a safety success or a revenue machine depends on who you ask.
Audi Built a Ringless EV Brand for China. It Is Not Going Well.
AUDI, the Chinese sub-brand Audi built specifically to win over local buyers, sold just 420 cars in January. Now the discounts have started.
The Robot Takeover Is Well and Truly Underway. And the Car Industry Is Leading It.
BMW just became the first company to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany. It won't be the last.
Just Because It's a Classic Doesn't Mean It Was Any Good
The classic car world has a dirty secret: some of the cars it venerates were genuinely terrible. The Allegro just made it official.
Is Your Car on the List? Every Major US Vehicle Recall of the Last Six Months
From Jeeps that caught fire three times after being "fixed," to over 12 million Fords recalled in a single year. This is the biggest recall period in American automotive history.
Is Your Car on the Recall List? Here Are the Biggest UK Vehicle Recalls of the Last Six Months
From exploding airbags to doors that open themselves, over 700,000 vehicles have been recalled in the UK since September 2025. Here is what was recalled, why, and what to do if your car is on the list.
Fly-Tippers Could Lose Their Driving Licences Under New UK Law
Dumping rubbish on the roadside may soon cost you more than a fine. It could cost you your licence.
