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WalkCar: the Pocket-sized Personal Transporter

The world’s first car-in-a-bag could soon be on the streets of Tokyo. A Japanese engineer has developed a personal vehicle, small enough to be carried in your backpack. Twenty-six-year-old Kuniako Saito and his team at Cocoa Motors have recently unveiled … Continue reading

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Man Crashes $845K Porsche in Parking Lot

A bare chested guy decided to show off the horsepower of his 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder. However, he should have made sure he was out of the parking lot first. The scene happened on the Epi Plage in the French … Continue reading

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Google Starts Testing Driverless Cars in Austin

Google Inc. has chosen Austin, Texas, as the latest testing location for its self-driving car project, the search engine giant announced Tuesday with a blog post. One of the company’s Lexus SUVs has already been seen driving a few square … Continue reading

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Two Rival Self-Driving Cars Nearly Collide in California

It begins! Two self-driving prototype vehicles, one operated by Google Inc. and the other by Delphi, had a close call in California. The incident happened earlier this week and it is believed to be the first involving two self-driving cars. … Continue reading

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Land Rover Develops Remote Control App

Jaguar Land Rover is developing a remote control application for driving its SUVs. The technology doesn’t require someone to be at the wheel. The driver can use a smartphone or tablet to control steering, brakes and gears. The application lets … Continue reading

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Range Rover to Detect and Report Potholes

Jaguar Land Rover is developing new technology which will enable the new Range Rover models to detect potholes they encounter in the road and share the data in real time with authorities and other vehicles. The British car manufacturer has … Continue reading

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Daimler’s Freightliner Gets License to Run Self-Driving Truck

Freightliner, which is part of the Daimler Trucks group, has become the first heavy truck manufacturer to obtain the right to test autonomous vehicles in the state of Nevada. The company’s first conception of semi-autonomous truck, called Inspiration Truck, was … Continue reading

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No More Speeding Tickets with Ford’s New S-Max

Ford has launched a new technology that could just change the way we drive. The second-largest U.S.-based automaker is hoping to prevent accidents and speeding tickets by introducing the Intelligent Speed Limiter on its new Ford S-Max that is slated … Continue reading

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Autonomous Car on Coast-to-Coast Test Drive

An autonomous car, developed by the auto supplier Delphi Automotive, has just started a 3,500-mile test drive across the U.S. Officials from the Michigan-based company believe the trip will be the longest automated drive ever attempted in North America. The … Continue reading

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DBX- the New Aston Martin Concept

Gaydon, the British carmaker challenged the nature of GT travel in the new century with the debut of their innovative DBX concept at the 85th Geneva International Motor Show. The DBX concept is electric-powered all-wheel drive and this is a … Continue reading

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