Rolls Royce to add robot-chauffeurs

Posted on October 9, 2014 by editor

800px-Rolls-Royce_Phantom-Coupé_Front-viewThere may be a Rolls Royce auto robot in your driveway sooner than you think.

Rolls Royce is looking to its parent company, BMW to adopt autonomous driving technologies before the end of the decade. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong entrepreneur orders 30 Rolls Royce Phantoms

Posted on September 26, 2014 by editor

The largest Rolls-Royce fleet in the world, 30 Bespoke Extended Wheelbase Phantoms, was ordered by the Hong Kong tycoon Stephen Hung to chauffeur guests of his Louis XIII hotel in Macau back and forth to their destinations.

800px-Rolls-Royce_Phantom_(2003)_(IAA_2007)The deal was formalized on September 16 at a signing ceremony attended by Rolls-Royce CEO, Continue reading →

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Georgia Auto Retailers in Attempt to Block Tesla Sales

Posted on September 11, 2014 by editor

772px-Tesla_Motors_Model_S-1_close-upCar dealers in the Peach State filed a petition to the Georgia Department of Revenue and asked that Tesla’s license be revoked and the agency ban Tesla Motors from selling its Model S sedans within the state.

Company’s license to operate in Georgia only allows Continue reading →

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Google tested its drone delivery prototypes in Australia

Posted on August 31, 2014 by editor

1google droneGoogle doesn’t seem content with just organizing the entire world’s information; they want to organize the entire world.

Only a few days ago, GoogleX, a division of the US-based tech giant, dedicated to major technological advancements, revealed officially the existence and substance of Google’s drone-delivery program, Project Wing. Continue reading →

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Nearly $21,000 missing after forgotten on a truck’s roof

Posted on August 22, 2014 by editor

800px-20_Dollars_art3Revel Casino in Atlantic City can’t seem to catch a break. Nearly $21,000 was lost after falling off a GardaWorld armored truck that made a cash pickup at Revel on August 6.

A review of surveillance video shows Continue reading →

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First-ever Range Rover- fully restored and coming up for sale

Posted on August 12, 2014 by editor

800px-Range_Rover_front_20080331Silverstone Auctions has announced the first ever Range Rover will be sold under auction on September 4 at the Salon Privé in London. Built in 1969, the SUV was registered on January 2, 1970. It features a 3, 5 liter V8 engine, a top speed over 100mph and has 86,950 miles on the odometer. Continue reading →

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Out of breath from the ride

Posted on August 4, 2014 by editor

Sky_Scream_Holiday_ParkThe theme parks’ rides are pushing and elbowing for the titles of “world’s fastest” or “world’s tallest”. By using new technologies, engineers are trying to provide the thrill-seekers with immersive and more unique experiences.

New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure has just opened the world’s tallest drop tower that is part of the iconic Kingda Ka roller coaster: the riders plunge 415 feet straight down at 90mph.

Falcon’s Fury’s tower at Busch Gardens Tampa amusement park Continue reading →

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Fiat Chrysler CEO says: Don’t buy Fiat’s EV!

Posted on July 27, 2014 by editor

800px--_13_Fiat_500eDuring a discussion of the U.S. debt bailout at the Brookings Institution in Washington, the CEO of Fiat Chrysler Sergio Marchionne said he hopes that people don’t buy the Fiat 500e EV which he is bound by state and federal mandates to sell at a loss.

“If you are considering buying a 500e, I hope you don’t buy it because every time I sell one it costs me $14,000” Marchionne told the audience. Continue reading →

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The new Tesla Model 3 to go on sale in 2017 competing with the BMW3 Series. Model S computer system hacked

Posted on July 22, 2014 by editor

14_Tesla_Model_STesla Motors founder and CEO Elon Musk has officially announced the name of their new all electric car in an interview with the UK-based car news site Auto Express: it is called Model III with “three bars to represent it”.

Then Musk revealed details about the vehicle. It is set to debut in 2016 and to be on sale in 2017 competing directly with BMW 3 Series. The new vehicle will be the third generation after the Model S sedan which is on sale right now and the Model X planned to be launched next year. Continue reading →

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Verrückt water slide finally opened to the public

Posted on July 10, 2014 by editor

water slideAre you brave enough to take a ride on Verrückt water slide at Kansas City Schlitterbahn? The world’s tallest and fastest water slide is opening to the public today. The highly-anticipated attraction was originally set to open on May 23. However, the opening date was delayed three times.

In April, the 17-story high scream machine was officially certified as the tallest water slide in the world by Guinness World Records. Standing at a record-breaking height of 168 feet, Verrückt Meg-A-Blaster is taller than Niagara Falls. Continue reading →

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