Dad Jokes - 22 September 2020

FOLLOW UP: SUPERVISING DRIVER OF UBER TEST CAR CHARGED

The supervising driver of the Uber test bed car, that killed Elaine Hertzberg, has been charged with negligent homicide. A reminder that Uber will not be charged with any wrong doing, in connection with the collision, by the local sheriff’s office. To read more, click the BBC News article here.

PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD FOR STUDENT’S TYRE PARTICLE COLLECTOR

Imperial College London and Royal College of Art students have created a device that will collect tyre particles via the use of electrostatics. The claim is that up to 60% of particulates are collected. To read more, click the Autocar article here.

As we have discussed the matter previously, we wish to link to a revisited article from Alex Grant, who has been reporting on this issue, to read the updated article click the link here.

RIMAC IN TALKS TO BUY BUGATTI

The surprise news that the VW Group is in discussions with Rimac to sell Bugatti off, hit us last week. The question is why? Looking into it, all is not what it seems, this is actually a move to get more of a controlling stake in Rimac by the Porsche owners of the VW Group. To read more, click the Autocar article here.

NATIONAL SURVEY ON ROADS POLICING OPEN

Northamptonshire Police has issues a link to a national survey on the state of road policing in England. We think this is an important survey that we should all contribute to. In order to help the Police understand what our thoughts and expectations are for road policing, click the Twitter link here.

PLUG-IN HYBRID REPORT BLOWS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY

A report from Transport & Environment and Greenpeace has been picked up and widely reported on, regarding plug-in hybrids and how awful they are. However, once you dig into it and not take it at face value, as we so recently learned that mistake, they themselves undermine their own argument. For example, they talk about ‘official tests’ when they mean the old and no longer used NEDC test. They through in hear-say of how a car operates, as though it is fact, which it may well be but they do not investigate it. They cry foul over how some owners do not use the technology properly as though that is the tech’s fault. As we have pointed out previously, Transport & Environment are very good at getting headlines, yet their detail requires investigating. To read the BBC News article, where the author has not investigated, click here. To read T&E’s own report, click the link here.

GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2021 COULD HAPPEN

In a week of unexpected news, we have been told the Geneva Motor Show may happen in 2021. There are a number of packages available to OEMs who wish to show off from one car and an LED TV wall with a maximum of 10 guests, up to 4 cars and 100 guests for the most expensive option. At the time of recording, no one had taken up any of the options. To read more including the eye-watering prices, click...

FOLLOW UP: SUPERVISING DRIVER OF UBER TEST CAR CHARGED

The supervising driver of the Uber test bed car, that killed Elaine Hertzberg, has been charged with negligent homicide. A reminder that Uber will not be charged with any wrong doing, in connection with the collision, by the local sheriff’s office. To read more, click the BBC News article here.

PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD FOR STUDENT’S TYRE PARTICLE COLLECTOR

Imperial College London and Royal College of Art students have created a device that will collect tyre particles via the use of electrostatics. The claim is that up to 60% of particulates are collected. To read more, click the Autocar article here.

As we have discussed the matter previously, we wish to link to a revisited article from Alex Grant, who has been reporting on this issue, to read the updated article click the link here.

RIMAC IN TALKS TO BUY BUGATTI

The surprise news that the VW Group is in discussions with Rimac to sell Bugatti off, hit us last week. The question is why? Looking into it, all is not what it seems, this is actually a move to get more of a controlling stake in Rimac by the Porsche owners of the VW Group. To read more, click the Autocar article here.

NATIONAL SURVEY ON ROADS POLICING OPEN

Northamptonshire Police has issues a link to a national survey on the state of road policing in England. We think this is an important survey that we should all contribute to. In order to help the Police understand what our thoughts and expectations are for road policing, click the Twitter link here.

PLUG-IN HYBRID REPORT BLOWS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE MEANINGFULLY

A report from Transport & Environment and Greenpeace has been picked up and widely reported on, regarding plug-in hybrids and how awful they are. However, once you dig into it and not take it at face value, as we so recently learned that mistake, they themselves undermine their own argument. For example, they talk about ‘official tests’ when they mean the old and no longer used NEDC test. They through in hear-say of how a car operates, as though it is fact, which it may well be but they do not investigate it. They cry foul over how some owners do not use the technology properly as though that is the tech’s fault. As we have pointed out previously, Transport & Environment are very good at getting headlines, yet their detail requires investigating. To read the BBC News article, where the author has not investigated, click here. To read T&E’s own report, click the link here.

GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2021 COULD HAPPEN

In a week of unexpected news, we have been told the Geneva Motor Show may happen in 2021. There are a number of packages available to OEMs who wish to show off from one car and an LED TV wall with a maximum of 10 guests, up to 4 cars and 100 guests for the most expensive option. At the time of recording, no one had taken up any of the options. To read more including the eye-watering prices, click the Autocar article here.

FCA TO REGULATE INSURANCE LOYALTY PENALTY

We are all aware that our insurance price rises, each year, if we stick with our existing provider and don’t quibble the quote. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stated they will regulate this out of practice. To read more, click the Motoring Research article here.

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FORMULA E: CARBON NEUTRAL STATUS GAINED

Formula E has announced that it is officially confirmed as a carbon neutral sport. From inception, one of the aims is to be carbon neutral, which means they need to consider everything about how the races are staged. This is an incredibly impressive achievement. To read more, click The Race article here.

WRC TURKEY

As expected, this brutal event took its toll on those racing. In the end, Elfyn Evans was victorious for Toyota, following one Sunday section where all the other front runners picked up punctures except Evans. Ogier had mechanical difficulties, which culminated in engine failure. Neuville looked set for victory until a puncture put paid to his chance. Loeb who was running up front on Friday also paid the price in the Sunday tyre killing section. M-Sport had another rally to forget. To read about the result, click here for the DirtFish article. To read about the overview of the weekend and what was learnt, click another DirtFish article here.

Toyota announced it is buying the rally team Tommi Mäkinen has built up and run for the Yaris WRC program. The aim, was for this to happen, which will mean from 2021 Tommi will be employed as a motorsport advisor, whilst Gazoo Racing officially run the team. To read more, click the DirtFish article here.

LUNCHTIME WATCH: BARGAIN RACEMENT FROM BAD OBSESSION MOTORSPORT

The chaps at Bad Obsession Motorsport have a new video series, this time taking an £850 city car and making it into a race car. In a, frankly staggering move, they have completed the project and filming before they released any of the weekly episodes. To start the journey, click here for the first instalment on YouTube.

LIST OF THE WEEK: CARS WE’D HAPPILY LEAVE AT HOME

As it was World Car Free Day, when the chaps recorded the show, they have a topical List of the Week, from Motoring Research. A list of the worst cars in recent history has been compiled for us to scroll through, whilst hiding behind the couch. To run through the list, click the link here. Oh, and we have complained that the Wrangler is on the list as both Alan and Andrew like it.

AND FINALLY: MINI MOKE IS BACK

Moke International is building a small number of Mini Moke’s which will be available for around £20,000. If you wish to fulfil a partial fantasy involving Patrick McGoohan you now can! To read more, click the Autocar article here.