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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Fans, Driver Injured in Crash at Daytona Speedway

Fans, Driver Injured in Crash at Daytona Speedway

Daytona Florida, February 22, 2013; Reuters reported that least 12 fans and one driver were injured after a wreck at the Daytona Speedway on Saturday when car debris flew into the crowd near the end of the Nationwide NASCAR race. A hospital official at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, told the D ... Continue reading

CADILLAC'S "SIXTEEN" HEADLINES THE AMELIA CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE CADILLAC CONCEPT CAR CLASS

CADILLAC'S "SIXTEEN" HEADLINES THE AMELIA CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE CADILLAC CONCEPT CAR CLASS

CADILLAC'S "SIXTEEN" HEADLINES THE AMELIA CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE CADILLAC CONCEPT CAR CLASS Cadillac's 2003 "Sixteen" will headline the 18th annual Amelia Concours d'Elegance's Cadillac Concept Car Class. A decade ago, the elegant excess of Cadillac's "Sixteen" Concept Car set off alarms throughout the global auto industr ... Continue reading

Engine woes lead to early exit for Riggs in Daytona

Engine woes lead to early exit for Riggs in Daytona

Daytona, Fla. (February 22, 2012) - An engine turned sour derailed a promising run for Scott Riggs and the No. 92 BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/fleetHQ Chevrolet in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. "That was about to get fun," said Riggs after a blown engine knocked him out of the r ... Continue reading

Dutch City Region of Eindhoven Works with IBM and NXP to Improve Traffic Flow and Road Safety

Dutch City Region of Eindhoven Works with IBM and NXP to Improve Traffic Flow and Road Safety

IBM and NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced the first results of a smarter traffic pilot, conducted in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. The trial demonstrates how the connected car automatically shares braking, acceleration and location data that can be analyzed by the central traffic authority to identify and resolve ... Continue reading

Tesla Motors Boosts Production Capabilities with Mentor Graphics Electrical Design Software

Tesla Motors Boosts Production Capabilities with Mentor Graphics Electrical Design Software

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced that electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors has standardized on the Mentor Graphics Capital toolset for 12-volt electrical systems design. After evaluating alternative solutions, Tesla concluded that the Capital toolset matched the two key selection criteria: strong electrica ... Continue reading

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