HondaJet Makes First Public Appearance in South America
The HondaJet is shown off to the public at LABACE 2015 Today the HondaJet made its first public appearance in South America, strutting its stuff at the Conghonas Airport in…
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Perfect Weekend for Mercedes as Disaster Strikes for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton performing…some kind of celebration After the backlash Lewis Hamilton received for not attending F1 Live London and the five-place grid penalty Valtteri Bottas received for needing a new…
Ford’s China Sales for 2013 Rise 49 Percent
Ford’s 2014 Focus contributing to huge sales jump in China last year. As automakers across the globe scramble for supremacy in the world’s largest economy, Ford has established itself as…
Are Your Driving Habits a True Indication of Who You Are as a Person?
Driving a car is a stressful undertaking and people react to stress in different ways. Responses to traffic, someone cutting you off, or drivers not using their turn signals (WHY…
Rain Magnifies Existing Bad Driving Habits
Not only does a sudden downpour, a summer shower, a drizzle, or a sprinkle make driving more challenging, it makes you a worse driver. Bad driving habits are intensified by…
Put Your Tax Refund To Good Use And Invest In Vehicle Maintenance
If you received or will receive a tax refund this year, consider spending some of it on your car, even if it’s currently problem-free. Preventative maintenance is essential to help…
Murtha: Three New Scion Models by 2017
The Scion FR-S is the brand’s most recent–and most popular–model. In an interview with Bloomberg at the New York International Auto Show, Scion VP of sales Doug Murtha outlined plans…
Sharpen Your Driving Skills with These Tips
We know it’s always the other guy. The one who’s driving too slow, too fast, too aggressively, too mindlessly…the one who can’t park between the lines, parks too close to…
Next-Gen Holden Commodore to Be Produced in Germany
The 2018 Commodore will be the first version not built in Australia With production of the Commodore VF quickly coming to a close, Holden has decided to uplift the spirits…
Luminar's Cheaper Sensors Could Accelerate AV Production
The first heavily automated mass-market vehicles for consumers could go on sale as soon as 2022, if one or more vehicle manufacturers adopt a new sub-$500 lidar sensing package being…
Latest Autotrader Commercial Leaves Us Giggling
Photo: Pixabay Last month, I wished for more Autotrader commercials from Drunk History‘s Derek Waters, and the company delivered. This month’s release focuses on 18th century France and is somehow…
Autotrader Gets Sense of Humor with ‘Drunk History’ Director
Photo: Pixabay As you’re watching the fall premieres of your favorite TV shows, you might be noticing a new commercial from Autotrader that’s, well, funny. That’s not because buying cars…
New Bio-Inspired Camera Takes a Cue from the Mantis Shrimp
“We are beginning to reach the limit of what traditional imaging sensors can accomplish. Our new bioinspired camera shows that nature has a lot of interesting solutions that we can…
Walmart Partners With Waymo for Self-Driving Grocery Pickup Pilot
Photo: Mike Mozart Self-driving cars have been a hot topic in the news lately. As the autonomous world continues to grow, there are mixed feelings about it from consumers and…
Self-Driving Ethics Part Two: Regional Differences
Photo: Nature We reported before this on the Moral Machine, an international experiment that sought to answer one of the big ethical questions facing self-driving vehicles: “If the car has…
Driverless Dilemmas: Jaywalking and Other Unpredictable Human Behaviors
Photo: Eric Fischer Recently, we dialogued about some of the current obstacles driverless cars have to overcome. Per the New York Times, jaywalking — and other unpredictable behavior from humans —…
GM's Mary Barra Engages with Potential New Hires at Harvard
©GM GM has been on a hiring spree. The company has hired 9,000 new employees since 2016, and 40 percent of its current staff are new personnel. CEO Marry Barra’s…
DOT Delivers New Self-Driving Car Testing Guidelines
When it comes to self-driving cars, the federal government takes a largely hands-off approach. One thing it has done, though, is release two sets of voluntary guidelines over the past…
5 Areas of Study That Open the Door to the Automotive Industry
Rapid advancement in technology continues to trigger changes in many different sectors. A case in point is the automotive industry that has got a facelift in ways that were unfathomable…
Mary Barra Wins the CEO Pay Race
Mary Barra is a lot of things in the automotive industry, from the first female CEO to one of its most vocal advocates for STEM education. In 2016, she was…
Turns Out Fuel Efficiency Rules Made Jobs Too
Photo: Wally Gobetz A lot of automakers have complained that the government’s increasingly strict fuel-efficiency and emissions regulations would kill jobs—most pointed of all was now former Ford CEO Mark…
Queensland, Australia, Joins the Electric Revolution with World’s Longest Electric Highway
Photo: byronv2 One of the largest accepted barriers to widespread acceptance of electric vehicles is undoubtedly infrastructure—it is simply a difficult matter to go any particular distance in an electric…
Burnout Gone Wrong: Vehicle Sprays Burning Fuel Onto Crowd [VIDEO]
On Sunday, 14 people were injured when a vehicle sprayed hot, burning fuel onto a crowd of spectators at a burnout competition on the Alice Springs Inland Dragway in Australia.…
Smart Eye and Ambarella Collaborate on AI-Based Driver Monitoring Tech
Ambarella and Smart Eye partner to deliver next generation AI-based Driver Monitoring https://t.co/7WhWPCeAoN#SmartEye #Ambarella pic.twitter.com/VlmeuSclR7 — Smart Eye (@SmartEyeAB) January 7, 2019 Cameras that detect what’s going on outside of…
Maven Ride-Share Service Comes to Perth, Australia
Perth, Australia Photo: Eng Hooi Sim GM’s Maven ride-share service has been thriving so much that it will soon expand services to Perth, Australia. The launch date is set for…
AAA Study: Many Drivers Misuse, Misunderstand Safety Tech
Lane-departure warning technology was featured in the 2016 Buick LaCrosse Large majorities of drivers like their vehicles’ advanced driver-assist features. But many don’t understand these technologies or know how to…
Holden Acadia Arriving Down Under Later This Year
Two views of the new Holden Acadia The GMC Acadia is almost set for its Australian debut as the Holden Acadia. General Motors’ Australian subsidiary, Holden, will offer the Acadia in…
General Motors Unaffected By Possible Corporate Tax Overhaul
Photo: © General Motors The buzz around Washington, DC right now is all about the Trump Administration’s proposed overhaul of our corporate tax system. Of course, large businesses that have…
Solar-Powered Car “Violet” to Compete in the 30th Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia
Violet, the Sunswift team’s contender in the 30th Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Photo: UNSWSunswift The Sunswift team from the University of New South Wales is readying its solar-powered sedan creation…
GM Announces Switch from Monthly to Quarterly Vehicle Sales Reports
General Motors announced today that it will no longer release its U.S. sales numbers on a monthly basis. Instead, the automaker will report its sales quarterly. GM claims that monthly…
Why Advanced Safety Tech Doesn't Lower Your Insurance Premium
Photo: Pixabay Driver-assist technologies like forward-collision alert are now standard features on many new vehicles. These systems have definitely helped improve roadside safety, by increasing the driver’s alertness and warning…
What Is J.D. Power — and Why Do Its Ratings Matter?
The Buick LaCrosse was ranked no. 1 in the Large Car segment in J.D. Power’s 2018 Vehicle Dependability Study Over a lifetime of watching television, you’ve probably watched countless car…
More U.S.-Made Hondas Make Japanese Automaker an American Exporter
It was announced today that Honda has the most top-safety rated vehicles in America, entrenching the native Japanese brand as an adopted American product. How deep does that connection go?…
‘The American’ Won’t Be Returning in Season 2 of ‘The Grand Tour’
NASCAR driver Mike Skinner, who featured as “The American” in the first season of The Grand Tour, announced on Twitter earlier this week that he would not return for the…
Garmin’s Speak Integrates Amazon Alexa to Provide In-Car Navigation
Photo: Garmin For the first time, Amazon Alexa is outfitted with a mapping function. Buyers interested in this capability can procure this service when they buy Garmin’s Speak product, a…
Nissan’s Smyrna Assembly Plant Becomes Top Producing Plant in North America
The popular Nissan Altima is built at Nissan’s Smyrna assembly plant Nissan’s Smyrna assembly plant in Tennessee has become the automotive industry’s top-producing facility in North America for the first…
[VIDEO] Watch Mark Webber's Hilarious Audition for ‘The Grand Tour’
Mark Webber, the former Australian Formula One driver who retired from the sport after losing four consecutive championships to teammate Sebastian Vettel and definitely wasn’t bitter about it, is featured…
Turns Out Norway Isn’t Considering Banning Fossil Fuel-Powered Vehicles Anymore
Vehicles like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV will be incentivized, but fossil fuel-powered vehicles will still be allowed in Norway You know how we reported back in June that Norway is…
Can Hand Sanitizer Cause a Fire in a Hot Car?
Hand sanitizer Photo: The News Wheel The Western Lakes Fire District recently made a Facebook post warning about the dangers of leaving hand sanitizer in your car. After seeing the…
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