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California Preparing for Self-Driving Cars by 2015
Self-driving cars sound like fantasy to many, but regulators are laying the groundwork for the technology to hit the roads next year.
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More People Rode Public Transit Last Year Than Any Time In The Last 60 Years
We’ve recently covered the news that more people are foregoing car ownership than ever before, so it would make sense that public transit is becoming more and more popular at the same time. Now there’s data to prove it.
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Here's what happened when my family got hit while riding in a Lyft
An hour after Seattle City Council voted to cap the number of ride-sharing drivers on city streets, I was in a Lyft (with my two kids) that got rear ended at about 20 miles per hour. I got to experience first-hand how Lyft deals with safety.
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Hydrogen cars: Ready for the roads?
Why the automotive industry could change more in the next 10 years than the last 100 years.
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Five ways Tesla Motors pushes technology change in auto industry
Although Tesla Motors sold fewer than 23,000 cars last year, an almost immeasurable amount of the 15.6 million vehicles Americans purchased last year, the electric car company is pushing technological change throughout the auto industry, according to Barclays Capital.
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Tesla Motors Aiming To Build Self-Driving Car Within 3 Years, Elon Musk Says
Tesla Motors is currently aiming to have a self-driving, autonomous car built within the next three years, according to the famous Tesla CEO Elon Musk. If that goal is met, that means that Tesla will beat its rivals — Mercedes-Benz and Nissan — to the market by at least a couple of years.
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11,000 Kilometer Proof That Trains Still Win at Moving Stuff Around the Planet
About 30 yards from where I'm writing this is the Northern Transcon, one of two transcontinental routes operated by the BNSF Railway. Trains pass through at a rate of about two every three hours—up to several an hour occasionally—heading west into Portland, Ore. and east to Chicago and points between.
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Automakers Eye Laser Lights To Let Drivers See Farther At Night
If you thought LED headlights were bright enough, automakers are looking ahead to even more powerful beams using lasers. BMW has started producing laser headlights as an optional feature for its new plug-in i8 hybrid, which is expected to go on sale in Europe this summer. The lights are more energy-efficient, and some researchers say laser light technology is the next step in lighting after LEDs.
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Future of City Travel: Flying Car Set for Launch
Despite the timing, this is not an April Fool’s joke: if all goes to plan, flying cars could soon be a familiar sight in cities across the world.
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Rear-View Cameras to Be in All New Cars by 2018
Built-in rear-view cameras will be required on all new vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds by 2018, according to a new government regulation. The change could save as many as 69 lives each year, officials say.
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Dealers say GM customer anxiety rising, sales may take hit
An ignition switch defect linked to deadly crashes and mounting recalls are raising anxiety in General Motors Co showrooms
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Tesla Wants To Put Side Mirrors In The Rearview Mirror
On the same day the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced cars sold in the United States will soon be required to have backup cameras, Tesla and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers petitioned the NHTSA to allow exterior-mounte...
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Not your old man's Hog: Harley bets big on a small bike
Earlier this year a motorcycle unlike any Harley has made in decades began coming off the line,known as the Street.
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Flying Keeps Getting Worse, but Americans Have Given Up on Complaining
According to the latest Airline Quality Ratings report, U.S. flights are running later and airlines are losing more luggage — but American flyers are filing fewer complaints, because why bother?
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Land Rover's new concept can make a car transparent
Land Rover is showcasing a new concept that would give drivers a better view of the road through augmented reality. The Transparent Bonnet Concept utilizes cameras mounted in the car's grille...
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Why Massive Auto Recalls Are Becoming the Norm
Toyota, the world's largest automaker, announced the recall of some 6.4 million vehicles worldwide, to address a variety of issues concerning nearly 30 different models. The Toyota recall programs, which include fixing a faulty cable for controlling airbags, comes hot on the heels of a massive GM recall for faulty ignition switches that have been attributed to 13 deaths. All told, the two sets of recalls include some 9 million cars, which makes for a natural question: Why are so many cars being
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Ford Mustang turns 50 with no hint of mid-life crisis
Next week's 50th anniversary of the first Ford Mustang evokes a long-ago day when new cars could generate as much excitement, at least in America, as new iPads. The car caused a sensation.
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Wal-Mart Says This Is The Delivery Truck Of The Future
Wal-Mart has unveiled a new prototype for a delivery truck it says will significantly reduce its delivery fleet's emissions. Walmart, whose fleet includes 6,500 trucks, 55,000 trailers and employs 7,000 drivers, announced in 2005 that it intended to double fleet efficiency by 2015. According to the company, fleet efficiency has increased by 84% since that announcement.
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Dozens reported dead in Mexico bus crash
A passenger bus slammed into a broken-down truck and burst into flames, killing at least 36 people Sunday in southern Mexico, the Veracruz state government reported. Both state and federal officials said that four people survived the crash, which occurred shortly after midnight in the southeastern state of Veracruz.
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The Rear-View Camera Is No Longer Just An Option For Cars—It's The Law
Highway safety administrators finally acknowledge that cheap technology can save lives.
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