| Why Elon Musks Hyperloop Wont Work Googles Driverless Cars |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
Elon Musk 's ideas for his Hyperloop system we can indulge in the wonderful pastime of musing over whether it will work. Musk's blog post on the subject ...
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| 5 members of a popular annual summer musical production in the Texas Panhandle killed in an early morning auto accident - AP |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
Wendy Davis rules out lieutenant governor campaign; says she will either run for Texas State Senate seat again or for governor in National Press Club speech ...
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| Photos 25 great muscle cars worth collecting |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
The late-60s to early-70s was the golden age of the muscle car - a series of large-engined, roaring-fast sport coupes that ruled the road. Driving.ca picks 25 ...
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| Ford Expands Inflatable Seatbelt Availability |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
, but Ford is focusing on backseat safety. The automaker is expanding the availability of its rear-seat inflatable seatbelts. The industry-first safety feature, which debuted on ...
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| 2014 Kia Cadenza Car Seat Check |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
is a return to the full-size sedan segment for the South Korean automaker. The Cadenza's backseat is plenty roomy for rear-facing child-safety seats, and it almost fit three car seats across the ...
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| Ford Focus sales continue to boom in China |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
The automaker, citing data from researcher R.L. Polk & Co., said global Focus registrations rose 18 percent in the first three months of the year to 288,724. In China, Focus sales rose 153 percent to 104,065, making it the No. 1 market for the small car, surpassing the U.S. Ford produces the Focus in nine factories worldwide and sold 1.02 million last ...
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| Small Cars Are Big Losers in Safety Crash Tests |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
The auto industry continued its poor performance in an influential U.S. safety group’s new crash test as half of the small cars tested did not fare well. Six of the cars tested, most of which were 2013 models, were rated ';poor'; or ';marginal.'; General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Sonic and Cruze each received marginal scores, while Kia Motors Corp.’s Soul and ...
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| Sandy Collector Auto Claims A CEO’s Takeaways From The Nation’s 3rd-Worst Insurance Disaster |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
Superstorm Sandy made landfall October 29, 2012, crossing the coast of New Jersey and creating damage in a widespread path up and down the East Coast.Sandy, a post-tropical cyclone, caused more damage (an estimated $18.8 billion) in the United States than all but two hurricanes (2005's Hurricane Katrina at $48.7 billion and 1992's Hurricane Andrew at $25.6 billion), according to the ...
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| Retail sales up but rising interest rates could slow autos housing |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
Retail sales are up 5.2 percent so far this year, but automobiles and home furnishings cooled off in July. Retail and food services sales were up 0.2 percent in July, despite a decline in automobile sales. That's according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which notes that retail sales are up 5.2 percent this year compared with the same time a year ago. So what does this tell us about the state of ...
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| The first driverless cars will actually be a bunch of trucks |
Aug 13th, 2013 |
Google car . Google's technology is charming, and suggests an idyllic morning commute in which we're all chauffeured to work by robots. Butthe future of driverless vehicles is much more mundane. Trucks. The future of driverless driving is all about trucks. So forget about ...
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