Photo: Beijing Patrol China seems to have mixed feelings about the ridesharing app Uber. Other Car News: Next Nissan GT-R Will Be a Hybrid On the one hand, the government has banned drivers of private cars from offering taxi services through apps. The government has led two different raids on Uber offices in the cities…
Many of us love to show off our cars. Some of us love showing them off so much that we take photos of them (and of ourselves with them) and post them to our Instagram accounts. But most people don’t love showing off their cars enough to drive through the front doors of a store,…
What do you get when you put four men and four dead deer inside a two-door MINI Cooper? This is no joke… this is actually what deputies in Florida found last weekend. Apparently, four men spent the entire night drinking and generally having a good time, and then decided to go on a late-night joy…
Photo: Ford Ford announced on Tuesday that it will team with companies including 3M and GE Healthcare to bolster the production of medical supplies and equipment. This includes an exploration into whether Ford facilities can support the production of 3M’s powered air-purifying respirators and GE Healthcare’s ventilators. “This is such a critical time for America…
DMV office Photo: Steve Morgan via CC As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the CDC released guidelines that restrict people from gathering in groups of 10 or more. This has led to many businesses shutting down or limiting in-person contact. DMV offices have followed suit, making it difficult for drivers to renew expiring documents….
Photo: George Socka under CC BY 2.0 Store and office closures due to COVID-19 slashed Toronto’s traffic levels these past few months. Unfortunately, things weren’t that peaceful thanks to stunt drivers taking advantage of the open pavement. Stunt driving is a blanket term that covers tricks like drifting and passengers hanging onto the outside of…
Image: Ben Lucier Sometimes, it’s hard to believe some of the stories you read on the internet, because of the protagonists’ sheer stupidity. Such was the case of the story we read this morning involving a man in Florida who was pulled over for speeding in a school zone, and ended up being arrested for…
But how do Florida police feel about bubble gun carjacking? Photo: Mart Usually, when you think of a carjacking, the perpetrator is carrying a gun. It’s for this reason that many carjackers are charged with armed robbery if and when they are caught. In order to avoid this felony charge, a carjacker in Florida recently…
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…
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