These electronic copilots can pick up speed traps, red-light cameras, and more.

"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 ...

"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 ...

You’re hurtling down your favorite highway, foot planted on the accelerator, engine playing its sweet song of mechanical ...

Police officers use radar to assess whether you’re speeding. And despite what many people may think, if you don’t live in Virginia, Washington D.C. or Mississippi, it’s perfectly legal to use a radar ...

There’s an ongoing arms race between radar detector manufacturers and law enforcement agencies that has led to a constant evolution of both radar guns and detectors alike. Radar guns have become more ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." From the May 2021 issue of Car and Driver [Ed. note—This story was updated in October 2023.] "Do you know ...