Traffic jams are at their peak during the holiday season. But especially just before the traffic comes to a standstill, it can be dangerous. The Auto Club Europa (ACE) recommends that anyone driving towards the end of a traffic jam should slow down immediately but evenly and switch on the hazard warning lights immediately. If you brake unnecessarily hard or change lanes risky, you risk a rear-end collision. If you are approaching the end of the traffic jam or are...
What happens when you put an expensive car and an artist together? Only a few people probably ask themselves this question – but at Porsche they wanted to answer it. The sports car manufacturer therefore asked influencer and artist Sean Wotherspoon and now presented the unusual result of the collaboration. It was not entirely unpredictable what Sean Wotherspoon would conjure up from the expensive Porsche Taycan. The artist has already worked for Nike and prefers to design sneakers in bright...
United States Parents blame Instagram for their daughter's anorexia – and sue the company Mobile phone use and social media are an issue in many families (icon image) © MStudioImages / Getty Images 06/10/2022, 14:05 2 min reading time At eleven, Alexis S. secretly set up an Instagram account. The platform quickly became an addiction, dragging the girl into anorexia. Now her parents are suing the operator. Today Alexis S. is 19 years old – and she is fine. It...
Of Felix Reek"Haaatschi!" "I didn't understand you," replies the voice control of the new Opel Astra. Once again: "Haaatschi!" "I did not understand you." Which of course is because the driver didn't speak but sneezed. Welcome to the brave new automotive world of countless technical gadgets that sometimes work more or less well. In the case of the Astra's voice control: rather less. When the car is started, the software loads for so long that the driver has to wait...
collisions with emergency vehicles Because of new accidents: US traffic authorities expand investigation of Tesla autopilot The incidents with Tesla's autopilot are increasing: the software is now being examined more closely. © David Zalubowski/AP/DPA 06/10/2022, 12:21 p.m 2 min reading time A series of accidents in which Tesla vehicles collided with emergency vehicles despite the autopilot system has left the US traffic agency NHTSA with no peace. She is now taking a closer look at the software. The US traffic...
cybercrime Federal Office: More people affected by cyber attacks People are becoming the target of cyber attacks more and more often. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) sees manufacturers and providers of digital services in particular as having a duty to protect consumers. Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH When local government, hospitals or businesses are digitally attacked, many people have consequences. Consumers should therefore pay particular attention to information security. Consumers in Germany are more and more often...
e-bikes ADAC is testing e-cargo bikes – fast, dynamic and very, very expensive The six models from the Adac test. © ADAC / PR 06/10/2022, 06:26 2 min reading time E-cargo bikes are popular with families. They can be used to transport children and shopping in an environmentally friendly way. But you also have to be able to afford them. Electric cargo bikes are popular. Child and purchases can be transported in an environmentally friendly way, and thanks to electrical...
decision in the Federal Council How slow can the internet connection be? The Federal Council will vote tomorrow on the “right to fast internet”. Photo: Matthias Rietschel/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH The “right to fast internet” sounds promising. However, the Federal Network Agency's draft regulation is more about the maximum requirement. The federal states are demanding a higher speed. How fast does an internet connection have to be in order not to exclude and disadvantage users? This question has been occupying...
Another mass shooting in the United States. A shooter broke into a factory in Smithsburg, Maryland, 90 miles north of Washington and Baltimore, on Thursday afternoon. According to a report provided by the sheriff of Washington County, there are three dead and one injured in critical condition.The suspect opened fire around 2:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. Paris time) at the Columbia Machine Inc factory in rural Maryland. He fled in a vehicle and was chased by the police. During an exchange...
Driving report BMW CE 04 L3e A1 Batman says hello The stability is impressive © press-inform - the press office The electric BMW CE 04 scooter could also come from a Batman movie. Until now, the futuristic two-wheeler was only available with a rated power of 15 kW / 20 hp. We drove the A1 version, which can also be driven with the B196 driver's license. Summer time scooter time. Cities are bursting at the seams, which is why two-wheelers...
