Cars

This research by The Mozilla Foundation shows an appalling lack of attention to privacy and security concerns by auto makers. I can’t decide whether is is surprising that Tesla ranked the worst. On one hand, they are (or should be) more attuned to privacy and security concerns since they are Silicon Valley oriented company. On the other hand, they seem to aggressively push the limits of technology in ways that aren’t always positive for consumers and the general public.

I love to ride my bike. If I could, I would ride everyday and everywhere. It seems this is no longer that strange especially among the young. The Economist has an article on how young people are turning away from driving. The reasons seem to be economic (cars are expensive), climate related and cultural. I don’t expect the US to become The Netherlands anytime soon, but even just a slight tilt away to providing safer and better places to ride would be great.

I liked the article about the VW bus in the New Yorker this week. There is a nice discussion of the history of the Bus and how it came to be. I didn’t know some of that stuff, but I could relate to the part about the six wrenches you needed to keep an air-cooled VW alive (I had a 1971 Karmann-Ghia back in the day). The VW ID.Buzz looks pretty cool but is definitely a different vibe than the old VB Bus.