Category Archives: Cars

Two Vintage Cars Owned by The Beatles Go To Auction

Two Beatles’ cars are up for auction: Paul’s Aston Martin, Ringo’s Mini Cooper along with Elton John’s Bentley. Two most British pieces of musical and automobile history Aston Martin and Mini Cooper formerly owned by The Beatles can now be … Continue reading

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Tesla to Build Manufacturing Plant in Shanghai

Tesla is planning to build a factory in Shanghai to help bring costs down. Tesla Motors is in discussions to establish its first factory in China. CEO Elon Musk said two years ago that a factory in the country could … Continue reading

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Putin Says He Would Drive a Tesla

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he could see himself buying a Tesla, though he thinks cars that run on gas are better for saving the planet. Putin, whose homeland is one of the biggest oil producers in the world, said … Continue reading

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Volkswagen ‘s Dieselgate Bill Hits Another $30 bln

Volkswagen is taking further $3 billion charges to fix diesel engines. Volkswagen was hit with another $3bn charge over Dieselgate scandal lifting the total damages to the carmaker from the emissions scandal to around $30 billion. Last year, VW signed … Continue reading

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Tesla Working With AMD to Develop A.I. Chip for Self-Driving Cars

Tesla is getting closer to having its own A.I. chip to handle autonomous driving tasks in its cars. The EV- maker is working with AMD to develop its own A.I. chip for autonomous cars, according to a source familiar with … Continue reading

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The US House to Vote on Self-Driving Car Legislation Next Week

Congress will vote on the first federal laws for self-driving cars Wednesday. The U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on a bill to speed the deployment of self-driving cars and stop states from banning fully-autonomous vehicles, according to … Continue reading

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The New Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet Unveiled

The striking Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Coupe debuted at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Carmel, California. An electric coupe concept was revealed for the first time at the last year’s edition of the annual car show. The electric concept, … Continue reading

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Infiniti Prototype 9 Retro-Style Race Car Unveiled at Pebble Beach

The Japanese car maker Infiniti revealed its electric sports car, Prototype 9, at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elégance at the weekend. The concept car takes inspiration from 1940s Grand Prix racers. The concept car combines a retro style design … Continue reading

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Elon Musk Claims to Have U.S. Approval for World’s Longest Tunnel

Elon Musk says he has “verbal” government approval to build the world’s longest tunnel for an underground ultra-high-speed train line to transport passengers between New York and Washington DC in just 29 minutes. The train is known as hyperloop and … Continue reading

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Rolls-Royce Unveils Its Most Technologically Advanced Car Ever: the Phantom VIII

The new eighth iteration of the Rolls-Royce Phantom has been officially unveiled to the world at an exclusive media event with a red-carpet launch party in London. Described by its makers as the most technologically advanced Rolls-Royce ever, the new … Continue reading

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