Michael Valentine, an electrical engineer with a passion for fast cars and open roads who gave drivers a ticket-avoiding tool as one of the key developers behind the modern radar detector, died Sept.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Radar speed-detection capabilities were first developed in 1935 by a Bobby in Britain who had his eyes ...

Have you ever driven over the speed limit (even just a bit) and cruised around a bend only to see a police car hidden behind some bushes? Here’s where having a radar detector can be invaluable. It ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." But the primary purpose of any decent detector is to sniff out various types of police radar—X, K, and Ka ...

The Valentine V1 Gen2 is capable of detecting radar and laser signals from farther away than other models I’ve tested. The V1 Gen2 offers 360-degree protection, with front and rear antennas. The ...

This article was updated with new information in December 2024. Uh-oh. Yup, those are indeed red and blue flashing lights in your rearview mirror. It's a position many of us have been in, but there ...

CAN Bus hacking is all the rage right now. This particular project uses an early development version of an Arduino compatible CAN bus tool to integrate radar detector control into a Mazda dashboard.

This video provides a critical examination of various radar detectors that often appear as deals but should be avoided by ...

I know what you think: do they still make radar detectors? They do, and contrary to what many people expect, these devices are still incredibly popular nowadays. There's a good reason for this ...

It's been almost five years since our last radar/lidar detector test ( C/D, April 1997). Since all the major manufacturers have either updated their wares or introduced all-new models, the time is ...

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