| Jaguar owner claims skyscraper melted his car |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
The 37-storey skyscraper, top left, which is still under construction is seen near part of the Tower of London, bottom right, in the City of London, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. The companies behind the skyscraper, nicknamed the "Walkie-Talkie" because of its curved shape, are responding to complaints from the owner of a Jaguar who told the BBC that the mirror, panels and the Jaguar badge ...
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| We could have turned the brakes off Hackers present a growing threat to auto makers |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what's to stop a hacker from taking over yours?In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car's brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the steering wheel and even shut down the engine -- all from their laptop computers.The hackers are publicizing their work to reveal vulnerabilities present in a growing number of car computers. All cars ...
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| Death Ray II London Building Reportedly Roasts Cars |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
A man reacts to a shaft of intense sunlight reflected from the glass windows of the new "Walkie Talkie" tower in central London on Aug. 30, ...
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| Glare from London skyscraper melts cars fries eggs |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
By Alexander Smith, NBC News contributor LONDON -- A futuristic-looking skyscraper under construction in London has been blamed for melting cars and setting fire to furnishings in a nearby shop.The so-called Walkie Talkie building has an unusual curved shape which reflects a concentrated beam of sunlight onto the streets below. Temperatures have reportedly reached an astonishing 158 degrees ...
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| Sales of Japanese cars weak |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
Honda Motor Co Ltd and its two local joint-ventures sold 55,553 automobiles in China in August, down 2.5 percent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday.That follows a 1.7 percent year-on-year decline in July and a 5.6 percent fall in June.Nissan Motor Co and its local joint venture sold 86,000 automobiles in China in August, up 1 percent from a year earlier, Nissan said ...
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| Self-driving cars could be on roads in less than 10 years |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
The Ford Focus has seen off some of the world’s most celebrated supercars to be voted the greatest car of the last 25 years. Check out the top 10 cars of the last quarter century, as selected in a poll for Auto Express ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 Jaguar XF |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
The recent trend of stylish, high-amenity cars swapping power for fuel efficiency isn't something that Jaguar's XF can handle, says Cars.com reviewer Aaron Bragman. The 2013 model's new turbocharged four-cylinder engine is only modestly powerful, and its eight-speed automatic transmission is poorly tuned -- together the pair returns unimpressive fuel economy. Bragman says the XF is ...
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| Walkie Talkie Skyscraper Glass Melts Parked Cars |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
walkie-talkie skyscraper ';, which isn’t even finished with construction yet. The 37-story building–which gets the nickname from its unique shape–is situated in just the right spot to reflect the sun in dangerous proportions at a certain time of day. One man, Martin Lindsay, learned that the hard way when he parked his Jag across the street and came back to find the side ...
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| Auto supplier to add 1200 jobs in Tennessee |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
Auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei North America said it would expand three plants in Tennessee and add 1,200 jobs in the state. The company and the governor's office announced the expansion plans Tuesday. The Nashville Business Journal reported that the jobs would be created with a $57.6 million investment at Calsonic's factory in Shelbyville, a $49.8 million investment in a plant ...
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| Aging LRT cars drag down Calgary Transit performance report |
Sep 3rd, 2013 |
A council committee heard Tuesday that all of the 72 remaining Siemens U2 cars — which have been running since the CTrain system launched in 1981 — should be retired by the end of the ...
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