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NHTSA Explains Highly Automated or "Self-Driving" Vehicles

NHTSA Explains Highly Automated or "Self-Driving" Vehicles

What is the current state of the technology today? At present, automated or “self-driving” vehicle technologies are in research and development. Developers are testing components and systems through simulation and modeling, controlled track testing and limited on-road testing with vehicle operators and monitors. ... Continue reading

Indisputable Proof of Catastrophic Climate Change - All Life On Earth Will Be Dead

Indisputable Proof of Catastrophic Climate Change - All Life On Earth Will Be Dead

The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from the American Consul, at Bergen, Norway. Reports from fishermen, seal hunters and explorers all point to a radical change in climate con ... Continue reading

2021 Volkswagen Atlas Seven-Seat SUV Get Bold Refresh and Features +VIDEO

2021 Volkswagen Atlas Seven-Seat SUV Get Bold Refresh and Features +VIDEO

Improving on the success of the outgoing model, the refreshed seven-seat Atlas SUV offers a bolder design as well as interior upgrades, advanced connectivity, new available driver-assistance features, and broadened powertrain availability. Assembled in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Atlas combines hallmark Volkswagen driv ... Continue reading

Hyundai Previews New Veloster N with 8-Speed DCT

Hyundai Previews New Veloster N with 8-Speed DCT

Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the newly enhanced Veloster N. Equipped with the all-new N 8-speed wet dual-clutch transmission (N DCT), the 2020 Veloster N is designed and engineered to deliver exhilarating driving fun. ... Continue reading

Simplifying the Ethanol Fuel Issue 1 - 2 - 3

Simplifying the Ethanol Fuel Issue 1 - 2 - 3

I was talking to one of my sisters yesterday, and she said that she thinks I spend too much time responding to people who write or say negative things about ethanol. ... Continue reading

Mazda3 Scores 2020 World Car Design Of The Year Win +VIDEO

Mazda3 Scores 2020 World Car Design Of The Year Win +VIDEO

Mazda3 won the 2020 World Car Design of the Year award, one of the special awards of the World Car Awards (WCA). The Mazda3 is the brand’s second to be named World Car Design of the Year, following the Mazda MX-5 winning the award in 2016. ... Continue reading

Porsche Taycan Wins Double Victory in World Car of the Year Awards +VIDEO

Porsche Taycan Wins Double Victory in World Car of the Year Awards +VIDEO

At this year’s World Car of the Year Awards 2020 (WCOTY), the Taycan has seen the checkered flag first in two categories: winning as World Luxury Car and World Performance Car of the Year. At the World Performance Award, it succeeded in a historic triple against the 911 and the 718 Spyder/Cayman GT4. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Presents Great Virtual Car Show

Volkswagen Presents Great Virtual Car Show

Following the cancellation of this year’s Geneva International Motor Show, the VW brand show stand can now be visited online. Starting today, visitors can experience all the new models of the brand for two weeks round the clock from their own homes. ... Continue reading

Toyota Corolla Hybrid Named 2020 Car Of The Year By Rocky Mountain Automotive Press +VIDEO

Toyota Corolla Hybrid Named 2020 Car Of The Year By Rocky Mountain Automotive Press +VIDEO

The all-new 2020 Corolla was introduced last Spring with reimagined styling, an enhanced driving experience and the addition of the first ever Corolla Hybrid in the U.S. This new Corolla model, which boasts up to an estimated 52 MPG combined, was especially appealing to the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press Association ( ... Continue reading

2020 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) Cancelled Until June 2021

2020 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) Cancelled Until June 2021

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced it will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across the world and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s expected plans to re-purpose TCF Center into a temporary field hospital. ... Continue reading

The Solution to America's Economic Depression

The Solution to America's Economic Depression

CNN this morning and they presented a panel of three retards to make suggestions how to get America out of the financial depression we're in. Needless to say, the semi-comedian and the other two had no clue. But then, you have to remember that most of the on-camera people at CNN (and FOX and MSNBC) have no idea of what ... Continue reading

Karl Benz, The Man Behind Mercedes-Benz +VIDEO

Karl Benz, The Man Behind Mercedes-Benz +VIDEO

Biography Of Karl Benz Posted by eMercedesBenz.com on September 21, 2005 at 10:15 AM CST In a follow-up to my last post, Mercedes has just released a short biography on Karl Benz, detailing his various ventures in the field of engineering. If you're unfamiliar with the history of Karl Benz or want to learn more about t ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Unveiled It's GREEN NEW DEAL Plan in 2008 - It's Still The Best Idea!

The Auto Channel Unveiled It's GREEN NEW DEAL Plan in 2008 - It's Still The Best Idea!

There's lots of conversation and reports the past couple of days regarding a controversial a "New Green Deal." There's different reasons for announcing this: Energy independence, economic security, jobs creation, health benefits, and a cleaner environment. The problem is the 'source' of this new plan. ... Continue reading

History Of The Toyota Land Cruiser

History Of The Toyota Land Cruiser

Look at the 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser and you see echoes of the classic and much-loved Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40. The FJ Cruiser not only pays homage to the FJ40, it also looks back to the beginnings of Toyota, and to the beginnings of Toyota in the USA. ... Continue reading

Classic Car Auctions VIRTUAL SALE Offers Outstanding Selection Of Cars

Classic Car Auctions VIRTUAL SALE Offers Outstanding Selection Of Cars

Classic Car Auctions are preparing for their first virtual sale which will be held on March 28th and features 188 fantastic lots which will be auctioned throughout the day from 10 am. ... Continue reading

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