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Jeep That Killed “Star Treck” Actor Anton Yelchin Was Part of Safety Recall

The Jeep Grand Cherokee, involved in a freek accident that killed Star Treck actor Anton Yelchin over the weekend, was part of a global safety recall of 1,1 milion vehicles, announced by the automaker two months ago. Continue…

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Rolls-Royce Unveils Its First Driverless Car Concept

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled its vision of “the future of luxury mobility” at a concept car event at the Roundhouse arts venue in north London a few days ago. The concept car is called Vision Next 100 and is the brainchild … Continue reading

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World’s Most Expensive Airline Ticket Costs $38,000

Etihad Airways offers its passengers travel in a luxury three-room suite the Residence. The one-way ticket costs more than $80,000. Etihad Airways has introduced a London-Melbourne return journey ticket costing more than $80,000. The price is approximately $4,500 more than … Continue reading

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Google Veterans Plan to Put Autonomous Big Rigs on US Highways

Startup founded by former Google engineers aims to bring autonomous big-rig trucks into highways. Ottomotto is a startup, based in San Francisco, is founded by four ex-Google engineers, including long-time self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski, one of the founders of Google’s self-driving car program. … Continue reading

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Nissan Becomes the Controlling Shareholder in Mitsubishi Motors

Nissan is buying $2.2 billion controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors and becomes the single largest shareholder in its smaller, scandal-hit rival. Nissan has agreed to buy a 34 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp as the second seeks outside capital … Continue reading

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LA to San Francisco in Just 30 Minutes- the Hyperloop One Step Closer to Reality

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop may be coming closer than ever to reality. One of two competing firms has released a video showing a magnetic technology dubbed the ‘Inductrack’ explaining how the system will provide “a cheaper and safer alternative” to regular … Continue reading

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Tesla Suddenly Has A Huge New Rival

The Chinese tech giant LeEco has unvailed its all-electric car concept. LeEco, an electronics company based in China, has just unveiled an all-electric battery concept car, dubbed LeSEE, whose production version the company hopes to rival Tesla Motors Inc’s Model S and … Continue reading

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Singapore is Getting the World’s First Driverless Taxi Service

A US-based startup, NuTonomy, might be the first company with a fleet of fully autonomous taxis on the roads, if the authorities of Singapore approve the company’s pilot program to be launched in a few months. NuTonomy is an autonomous … Continue reading

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Self-Driving Cars Confused By Some U.S. Roads

Autonomous vehicles struggle to cope with shabby U.S. roads. Self-driving vehicles might not be ready by 2020 and this was made more than evident when Volvo semi-autonomous prototype refused to drive itself during a press event at the Los Angeles Auto … Continue reading

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The 2018 Lincoln Navigator Debuts at the New York Auto Show

The new Lincoln Navigator Concept, a massive SUV, was unveiled at the 2016 New York Auto Show. The current Navigator is also a massive vehicle, however the next generation Lincoln Navigator will carry that weight in a much more elegant … Continue reading

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