| As Google Ventures Invests $250 Million In Uber Whats Next Driverless Cars On Demand |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
according to AllThingsD's Kara Swisher . Along with other investors, principally private-equity firm TPG, Uber now commands a stunning valuation of about $3.5 billion. That valuation is amazing enough, if not entirely surprising given that it ...
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| Geely to sell cars co-developed with Volvo from 2015 report |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
US$1.8 billion in 2010 , is to begin selling cars jointly developed with the Swedish brand in its home market in two years. According to the report, Geely CEO Gui Sheng Yue said the manufacturer has moved into the research and development stage of the partnership. "I believe we can see the new product in the year after next," Gui ...
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| Putting the brakes on rogue trucks |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
From trucks with no brakes or steering wheel to one with grass growing in its undercarriage, the team behind the Brake and Tyre Watch initiative has seen it ...
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| NPA rebels torch 4 dump trucks cement mixer in Albay |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
INQUIRER FILE PHOTO LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - A squad of New People’s Army guerrillas set on fire four dump trucks and a concrete mixer at a road construction site in the municipality of Pio Duran Thursday afternoon, a police official said on Friday. The eight-man NPA team struck at the construction site in Barangay Salvacion, an upland village some 15 kilometers from the center of Pio Duran ...
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| Bo Xilai trial in China enters second day |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
The sensational court trial of Bo Xilai, the disgraced high-ranking Chinese politician, resumed Friday with the accused denying bribery charges against him. The 64-year-old Bo, who had been in line for top leadership in the Communist country prior to his fall from grace last year, confidently denied the bribery charges against him Thursday on the opening day of his much-awaited trial in Jinan in ...
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| Stadler leads weather-plagued first PGA Tour playoff event |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
Kevin Stadler , in his ninth year on the PGA Tour and still looking for his first win, found himself in front Thursday when play was halted at The Barclays. The opening event in the tour's four-tournament playoff series got off to a sluggish start with two weather suspensions creating more than 5 hours of delay during the first round. Those with morning tee times were able to complete 18 ...
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| Auto Review Acura RLX Lacks Luxury Feel Performance |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
While Acura was intended to be a step up from the Accord and Civic when it was created 30 years ago, it doesn't approach the appeal of true luxury cars. Other than eye-catching multi-element LED headlights and mildly flared front fenders, the RLX's styling is anonymous. Prices for the 2014 Acura RLX run from $48,450 to $60,450. A 310-horsepower 3.5-Liter V6 and six-speed automatic ...
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| GM Trucks Earn 5-Star Safety Rating |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
DETROIT | The Detroit Three's pickup battle intensified as General Motors Co. paraded its freshly minted five-star government safety rating for the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC ...
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| Toyota opens elegant cafe lounges to freshen Lexus brand image woo the import-loving young |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
TOKYO -- Toyota's luxury brand Lexus is trying to shake off its stodgy image. So it's opening a cafe. The special lounges, the first of which is opening next week in Tokyo's fashionable Aoyama district, are designed to look more like a chic home than a standard showroom. In fact, only one vehicle can be displayed at a time. What Toyota Motor Corp. is calling a "luxury-brand ...
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| Vuhl 05 Mexican supercar confirmed for November production |
Aug 23rd, 2013 |
. Seen at Goodwood tackling the event's iconic 1.87km-hillclimb with Mexican Formula One rookie Esteban Gutierrez at the wheel (pictured top), ...
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