At the most recent TU-Automotive Detroit, Mitsubishi Motors won the “Telematics OEM of the Year” award. Mitsubishi received this honor because of their impressive Road Assist+ smartphone application. Check Out More Mitsubishi Technology: Super All Wheel Control TU-Automotive Detroit is the largest automotive technology exhibition and conference in the world. Here, the impressive award of…
You might have occasion to meet someone who can’t quite wrap their head around the idea that state laws will ticket drivers caught not wearing their safety belts. They don’t understand why seat belts are so important and why they should have to pay a fee for choosing not to buckle up. It’s simply not…
The obliviousness is strong with this one. On June 11th, Tom Funicello reported his car stolen, while probably thinking it was gone forever. That is, until he received a phone call from Marquis Whipple, who offered to sell the stolen car back to him for $200. Behold, the greatest Florida Man alive Funicello was, predictably,…
Insomnia Cured In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that not having your name on a rental car’s rental agreement doesn’t mean that you don’t have the same privacy protections as regular drivers. Good to Know: Do you know the basics of caring for your tires? So, some explanation: the case in question occurred…
Following a fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber car, Toyota has announced it is temporarily taking its entire autonomous vehicle fleet off public roads. NuTonomy, a self-driving startup, is also doing the same. Toyota’s fleet drives itself on public roads near the company’s research center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in the San Francisco area….
82-year-old Florida man Fred Smith realizing, in hindsight, that he may have slightly overreacted Octogenarian or not, you can’t keep a good Floridaman down. 82-year-old Lake Wales, Florida, resident Fred Smith was arrested for slashing a woman’s tires in the parking lot of the Lake Ashton Club House. Her crime? She sat in his favorite…
2015 Ford Edge EcoBoost Ford’s May sales were down 1.5%–primarily a condition of a nearly 10% decline in sales of the F-Series—but it was an otherwise impressive month for a number of key vehicles in the automaker’s lineup. Foremost among these vehicles was the Edge, which set a new sales record for May with a…
Photo: The News Wheel In most cases, cars are abandoned in parking lots and along highways because they’ve been stolen or the owner doesn’t care if the vehicle is repossessed. But, sometimes you have to temporarily abandon a vehicle in an emergency with the intent to retrieve it later. If your car is acting up…
Hello, crazy. / Source: Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Last week, I wrote a little about something dumb said by purported servant of the lord/professional sayer-of-dumb-things, Pat Robertson. The topic at hand was whether watching horror films makes people more susceptible to demonic possession and liable to crash their cars when they leave church, because of…
The 1985 Mitsubishi Canter Photo: TTTNIS If you get into an accident and need to have your car towed, you may be quick to trust the tow truck drivers that show up to help. However, as too many people have realized, not all tow truck drivers have your best interest at heart. There are a…
While driving is a necessity in daily life, it’s not a perfect form of transportation, and it tends to cause its share of collateral damage on a daily basis. We all swerve to avoid hitting innocent animals–both pets and wild–that dart across the street. Hopefully, with quick reflexes and advances in vehicle technology, you avoid more…
More thieves are targeting peer-to-peer car rental users Photo: Wikimedia Images via Pixabay Peer-to-peer car rental platforms like Turo and Getaround have gained popularity in the past couple of years in the States. Some car owners have successfully used it as an outlet for generating supplemental income. You might want to think twice about renting…
Image: evelyn After warnings about the East Street Predator out of Westwood, Massachusetts, it seems that one semi driver was out for revenge. Unfortunately, the driver took out the Predator’s peaceful cousins: highway overpasses. Crash into, Say, a Bridge? Get a rental car The tractor-trailer, which was hauling an excavator on a flatbed on I-25 through…
When most people say that they could kill for a certain food, they don’t mean it. To Fort Myers’ Josefina Tometich, though, mangos are serious business. Josefina Tometich, Lady of the Mangos The hapless victims of Tometich’s fruit protection strategies were a couple coming home from celebrating their wedding anniversary. After turning onto Kasamada Drive,…
Winter Haven Police said this man is wanted for breaking into three vehicles Photo: Winter Haven Police Can anybody identify this young person? Related: What to Do When Your Car is Stolen The Winter Haven Police Department in Florida posted this picture on its Facebook page with a message that said this man is wanted for…
Waze (www.Waze.com) is a mapping and navigation app which features real-time traffic information. Recently acquired by Google, the app is community-based, meaning users can create an account to contribute real-time updates. Designed to be used while driving, the app is simple to use and with just a few taps users can contribute new data. The…
Lincoln is looking to really get out there and promote their all-new MKC, so they’ve decided that they are going to move past traditional methods of advertising like print and billboards and invest in this newfangled thing that their grandchildren told them about called the Internet. As such, they have launched the “Dream Ride” virtual…
“Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, there’s a heart (there’s a heart), a hand to hold ontoooooo…” Everyone loves a good dose of nostalgia to take them back to the “good ‘ole days,” even if that means going way, way back in time. September 22nd marks the 30th anniversary of the classic family show Full House….
Some people just never figure out how to do holidays correctly. For Memorial Day, some people went to see parades, some people held barbecues, and Connecticut resident Tye Wiegel allegedly tried to break into a car. More Car Safety: Nissan Sentra’s Safety Features While a bad pursuit on any day, Wiegel’s choice was especially bad…
Bryson Rowley became a community hero when he stopped a Veloster driving through a park while running from the police. Remember the story that surfaced a few weeks back of a fourteen-year-old in Utah who took his grandfather’s Hyundai Veloster out for a joyride? In case you missed it, the boy was driving crazily through…
Remember to inspect your vehicle’s cabin before hitting the road in Australia Photo: Marsel Elia via Pixabay Whether you’re a seasoned driver in Australia or plan on visiting this country sometime in the future, a recent headline from Queensland serves as a reminder to check your vehicle’s cabin before you hit the road. One 27-year-old…
Game shows have a generally pretty good relationship with cars. Usually, they are some grand prize, on shows like “Family Feud,” or they could be a central game mechanic, like on “Cash Cab.” However, Russia took its own twist on the car game show back in the late ’90s with “The Intercept.” Interesting: Meet all…
Road rage, rude behavior, and inconsiderate driving maneuvers are nothing new on American roadways. Although aggressive driving is so prevalent, some states have more of the worst offenders than other states. Make the Grade: 10 best cars for recent college graduates After analyzing more than 2 million insurance applications, Insurify data scientists determined the rudest…
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE accounted for 20,663 of the 380,461 vehciles sold by MBUSA in 2015 Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) recently announced the company experienced its strongest sales year ever in the United States with 380,461 sold in 2015. Want To Find Out More About the Best-Selling Mercedes-Benz? Check out the C-Class A record-breaking December, with sales…
As part of her sentence for hitting and killing a bicyclist while driving distracted last fall, a 23-year-old Michigan woman is being forbidden from owning a cell phone or any portable communications device for the full duration of her two-year probation. Mitzi Nelson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the death of…
Volvo S60 History The Volvo S60 was first introduced to the market in 2000, bringing everything Volvo is known for—safety, classy styling, and sleek appeal— to the table in a compact body. Even now, the S60 continues to dress to impress, increasing its United States sales during a time when Volvo is struggling to reach…
2017 Nissan Rogue Taking advantage of every minute of the day is the only way to get things done, and if you find yourself idling in your car between meetings or appointments, it’s important that your vehicle can deliver as a mobile office. Thrillist.com writer Aaron Miller suggests investing in a police-spec laptop desk, which…
Snowkhana is back once again, and since it’s dropping coincides with the biggest cinematic release of the year, of course there’s a whole bunch of Star Wars references. What’s more, this year’s entry splices a pretty ample amount of live-action hooning with that of the stop-motion variety, which means we get a fair amount of…
Mitsubishi crashes into cab because why not There’s not really a whole lot to say about the following video, apart from mentioning that it depicts an accident that took place in Taiwan sometime last month that involved a distracted driver crashing her Mitsubishi maybe-Outlander-maybe-Fuzion-definitely-large-and-coming-this-way into a taxicab, getting the wheels up onto the side of…
The speeding motorcyclist recorded himself reaching speeds of 213 km/h Photo: YouTube Speeding is never a good idea. Really, it isn’t. But this is especially so if you’re going 80 miles per hour over the speed limit—and if you’re recording it with your GoPro video camera. It looks like one Canadian motorcyclist made the mistake of…
BMW Assist BMW has announced that more than one million BMW cars and Sports Activity Vehicles in the United States now have an active subscription to its award-winning BMW Assist telematics service. It originally launched in 1997 and began including a four-year subscription in 2007. Today, BMW Assist eCall and TeleService come as standard equipment…
Caught with his sticky fingers in the Honey Jar! Image: On Demand News Oh Bother, somebody’s going to jail! A Belarus man was recently arrested by police for stealing a Winnie-the-Pooh toy car from a Minsk supermarket earlier this past May. Belarus police released a video of the incident, which has since become viral. The…
Once again, the day is saved thanks to manual transmission Modern vehicles are filled to the brim with all sorts of safety systems and technologies designed to prevent car theft. However, one of the best pieces of tech for preventing carjackings is evidently a manual transmission, as a pair of teens were recently unable to…
Today OnStar announced that it had chosen to celebrate its 20th anniversary by donating $20,000 each to 20 public safety personnel who have been injured in the line of duty. According to GM, the 20 first responders recognized by OnStar were chosen with the help of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Foundation (IACPF),…
Any activity that makes a driver takes their eyes off of the road is dangerous, which is why texting behind the wheel is illegal in 46 states and using any handheld device is banned in 14. However, enforcing that law can be difficult. We have all been guilty at one time or another of holding a…
The AlcoHAWK PT500 is one of a variety of breathalyzer models Source: YouTube We have all heard of a Breathalyzer, and we know that police officers regularly use them in the field in order to measure a driver’s blood alcohol levels (BAC), but how does a breathalyzer work? Here we’ll examine what a Breathalyzer is,…
Steamrolling whatever I see, Despicable Me Image: Boungawa Say what? Drivers caught in Dublin, Ireland, traffic were treated to a delay from an unlikely source: a giant inflatable Minion! The Journal.ie reports that an inflatable Minion from the movie Despicable Me blocked cars on a busy road yesterday. The Minion balloon was a prop at a…
Road rage can take many forms, including ramming another vehicle repeatedly Monday morning is typically not anyone’s favorite day, and this road rage incident in California this morning surely didn’t help this commuter’s start to the week. The event, which occurred between 10 and X streets in Sacramento, was caught on camera by a shocked…
Photo: The News Wheel A controversial technology called the Textalyzer could help combat Canada’s distracted driving problem — but it also raises serious privacy concerns. The Textalyzer, which was created by the Israeli company Cellebrite, could be plugged into a phone to determine whether a driver was texting, making non-hands-free calls, or engaging in any…
First responders — including firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical professionals — can receive additional discounts on new GM vehicles Photo: GM America’s first responders put their lives on the line every day, handling emergencies as they occur. Risking their personal safety, these courageous people deserve more That’s why General Motors has introduced a new…
Musa Tariq and Raj Rao are both leaving Ford after brief tenures If you live by the fickle sword of Silicon Valley, so too shall you be cut by it. Ford on Wednesday revealed that it has been slashed by that very blade, as it will lose both its chief brand officer and CEO of…
Ford announced this week that it will continue its emphasis on mobility solutions in Europe by opening a Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office in London. At the Ford Smart Mobility Innovation Office, located at the Here East Campus in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, upwards of 40 Ford Mobility specialists will have increased access…
Story time: In a small town near Seville, Spain, two police officers were on their regular shift, what seemed to be a fairly uneventful evening. They did, though, find a few oranges on the ground during their shift, saving themselves a few pennies on a midnight snack. As they got further into the evening, the…
Photo: GazetteLive If you were perusing The News Wheel back in July last year, you might have noticed one odd news story from across the Atlantic, where police in Bedfordshire, England reported that someone was stripping down and selling parts stolen from peoples’ Vauxhall Astras and Corsas—500 times in the previous two years. These thieves…
In the biggest drug bust that police in Fort Morgan, Colorado, can remember, officers uncovered six tinfoil packages containing 16 total pounds of meth after one of the accused drug traffickers, a man named Jonathan Potzler, called 911 to claim there was a strange woman in his car in the Walmart parking lot who refused to…
Children around the world have grown up with Cookie Monster and all of his friends on Sesame Street. If you miss hearing his voice watching the show, relive your childhood and choose him as your celebrity guidance voice on Waze. S Is For SUV: Check out the all-new 2020 Buick Encore GX If you’re a fan of Elmo…
A Colorado woman found herself extremely lucky to be alive earlier this week, after narrowly escaping her vehicle before it fell into a sinkhole on the road. Sinkholes are caused by the movement of water beneath the earth’s surface. This water can dissolve the rock and sediment below the surface, leaving behind a hollow space….
Woman Sets Man’s Car on Fire at McDonald’s Things got a little rowdy at a Jacksonville, Florida McDonald’s the day before St. Patty’s Day, and I can’t say I’m surprised: Shamrock Shakes are freaking delicious—I’d get rowdy for one too. Apparently, a man and a woman were arguing over ice cream at 12:30am on Sunday….
Robinson was considered a real life Batman for his charitable work with sick children Photo: Kevin Dooley During one of his recent campaign stops in Des Moines, Iowa, presidential hopeful and eccentric billionaire Donald Trump gave children the opportunity to ride in his personal helicopter and jokingly said that he was Batman, but sadly that act of…
The vehicle and U-Haul that were stolen Photo: KOAT 7 News A strange crime story just surfaced from New Mexico. A woman and her husband were on their way from Oklahoma to Kirtland, New Mexico, to bury the woman’s father. On Monday morning, someone stole their 2005 Chevy Trailblazer SUV from a Residence Inn parking…
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