James Corden Hits the Road With ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Disney first announced that it was taking on a live-action adaptation of its beloved animated classic Beauty and the Beast back in 2014, and the finished product is finally ready to hit screens next week. The movie’s viral trailers and popular ticket presales seem to show that fans young and old (including myself) are ready […]
People Still Using Uber Need to Change Their Passwords Now
Poor Uber, 2017 has just not been its year so far.* From the #DeleteUber movement after the company tried to take advantage of a NYC taxi work stoppage to protest Trump’s immigration ban, to revelations that Uber is not a safe place to work if you are a woman, the company has been the target of […]
How Can I Get Discounted Admission Tickets to the 2017 New York Auto Show?
The 2017 Auto Show season is in full swing and the newest concept and production vehicles from the world’s greatest automakers will be heading to New York from April 14th-23rd. With so many cool cars, trucks, and SUVs on display–plus supercars you’ll never see at a dealership–you and your friends don’t want to miss what’s at […]
GM Apparently to Deploy Thousands of Self-Driving Bolts Next Year
When it comes to new car technology, the hottest new thing changes all the time. For a while, the cool new technology was sensors and cameras all over to give warnings and to gently keep drivers from drifting or smashing headlong into someone because they were distracted by something. Then, it briefly was cool to […]
Google’s Waymo Sues Uber Over Self-Driving Car Tech
Self-driving cars are swiftly becoming the hot new thing of the automotive world, with Waymo (formerly Google’s self-driving car project) modifying a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans to replace the previous koala cars, Chevrolet building self-driving Bolts with the help of Cruise Automation and Lyft, and even Uber beginning its own self-driving car programs like […]
Uber Realizes It’s an Absolute Dumpster Fire and Apologizes to Users Wishing to Delete Accounts
If you’ve been privy to the news since the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, then you’re well aware of some changes that have been made. After a certain executive order was established that banned restricted certain individuals from entering the US, rideshare company Uber stepped in at JFK Airport, taking advantage […]
NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon Gets the Disney Treatment on “Mickey and the Roadster Racers”
Jeff Gordon lends his voice to the latest Disney Channel series, along with fellow NASCAR racers Jimmie Johnson and Danica Patrick
You might expect to see NASCAR stars like Jeff Gordon racing across your television screen on channels like FOX Sports or ESPN, while you might not expect to see them on the Disney Channel. Nevertheless, that is precisely where Gordon is heading to in a rather unexpected role. Jeff Gordon is set to voice a character on […]
GM’s Maven City Car Sharing Program Launched in Atlanta
General Motors is continuing to roll out its personal mobility brand Maven to new markets, and today expanded its services in Atlanta to now include Maven City car sharing, in addition to the Lyft Express Drive program. Maven has now launched three products and expanded to 17 cities in the US and Canada over the […]
New York Taxi Workers Alliance Protests Immigration Ban, Uber Steps In
Friday afternoon, President Trump signed an executive order that indefinitely stopped the entrance of Syrian refugees into the United States, suspending all other refugee entrance for 120 days, and blocked any citizens from the Middle Eastern countries Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. The order set off protests at airports across the country. […]
Your Chips Know You’ve Been Drinking and Don’t Want You to Drive
So, here’s a scenario that seems only possible in a fever dream—you are at a party, perhaps a Super Bowl party, in fact, when you decide you need to run to the store for more pepperoni sticks. However, before you go out the door, you are interrupted by the Tostitos bag, which reminds you that […]
Watch the Trailer for Paul Scheer and Rob Huebbel’s New Comedy “Drive Share” [VIDEO]
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If something enters the cultural zeitgeist and is embraced by Millennials, it’s only a matter of time before some studio makes a high-concept show centered on said concept. It’s all part of Hollywood’s proud tradition of pandering to America’s youth, which runs the gamut from the Twitter-spawned $#*! My Dad Says sitcom to the Facebook-based […]
NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal Drives a Lifted Ford F-250 Pickup
While Shaquille O’Neal currently works as a NBA commentator for TNT, it wasn’t too long ago that he was winning NBA championships and MVP trophies for the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, during his playing days, O’Neal was so dominant that he earned more than $200 million from NBA contracts alone, which meant he could […]
Book By Cadillac: Richety-Rich Car-Sharing for Rich Wretches
Car companies have lately been playing around with the idea of alternative ways to buy or lease a car. There is, on the one hand, the style of not owning a car at all and just calling up a ride every time you need to go somewhere, à la Uber and Lyft. Or, you could […]
Honda Debuts Self-Driving (and Self-Funding) NeuV Concept at CES 2017
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Honda introduced a very sci-fi looking mini-vehicle dubbed the NeuV (pronounced “new-v”), or “New Electric Urban Vehicle.” The autonomous concept car is based on the fact that most people’s cars sit idle 96% of the time. The NeuV would eliminate that inefficiency and provide customers with […]
Uber Dating Show Coming Soon
Uber and Lyft are taking over how millennials think about getting around. It’s so easy to hail a ride from your phone and know exactly when it will arrive, unlike when you call a traditional cab. It was only a matter of time, then, that an Uber became the setting for a game show. […]
“Bachelorette” Stars Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth Share Their Jeep Stache Movember Story [VIDEO]
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There are two traditional ways in which companies get people to promote their products—a celebrity endorsement is one, and testimonials from real-life people is another. Jeep seems to have split the difference by seeking the support of reality TV stars, who are kind of celebrities, while also kind of being real-life people. The reality television […]
2017 Bolt Leads Chevy Lineup to Record Number of Awards
Chevrolet’s lineup of 2017 models picked up a total of 18 awards in automotive and consumer media rankings this week, setting a new record for the brand. The proliferation of trophies was led by the all-new 2017 Bolt EV, which accounted for five of the awards. With an EPA-estimated 238 miles of range and an […]
Working the Road: Today’s Best Apps for Ridesharing and Carpool Drivers
Rideshare drivers know how important the use of apps is for their business. The whole business is based around a few select apps, be it Uber, Lyft, or some other up-and-coming ridesharing app. There are a select few other apps that you’ll need both for the ride and to assist you in your business afterwards. […]