News By Topic: Road Trips Travel

Avants Revs Up the Pacific Northwest Car Community

Sep 7, 2018

SEATTLE--Today Avants, Seattle’s premium membership program for car enthusiasts, celebrated its official public launch. A complete overhaul and rebuild of the traditional car club experience, members of Avants enjoy a variety of benefits including unique driving experiences, informative tech sessions, the ability to ... Continue reading

Enjoy The Drive: AUTO LAB RADIO LIVE Saturday September 8, 2018 7-9 AM

Sep 7, 2018

Auto Lab Talk Radio on New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On TheAutoChannel.Com Car Question or Concern? Automotive Career Opportunity, Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 To Speak With An Expert. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Unveils ACTROS Today - Watch It LIVE Right Here at 12:30PM ET +VIDEO

Sep 5, 2018

Introducing Mercedes-Benz completely redeveloped Actros long distance transport. From the front apron and the radiator grille right up to the roof: the striking exterior design with its specific long distance transport style also lends the newly developed Actros a new dimension in visual terms, whilst documenting its i ... Continue reading

A Shunpiker’s Journal August -September 2018

Sep 3, 2018

The next installment of A Shunpiker’s Journal Wednesday, August 22, 2018 and will run for 3 to 4 weeks. Listen to the program live-streamed at www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com every Wednesday at 1 PM and 7 PM and every Thursday at 1 AM and 7 AM. ... Continue reading

2018 Hyundai Accent Review - A Sensible Sedan

Sep 1, 2018

2018 Hyundai Accent Review a solo road trip from my Chicago home to Southeast Michigan to participate in an automaker product event. A 2018 Hyundai Accent would be my conveyance. ... Continue reading

SLINGSHOT by POLARIS; A Different Kind of Road Therapy, Review By Steve Purdy

Sep 1, 2018

For the past few weeks (a long stint for a review vehicle) my ride has been the hard-to-define, grin-inspiring Slingshot by Polaris, an “auto-cycle,” three-wheeled (in the spirit of Messerschmidt, Morgan and Big Wheel) roadster - open, simple, fast and gloriously noisy with only about five inches of ground clearanc ... Continue reading

Letter from Europe: Back To California With Goodbye Lambo, Hello Nissan Rogue Sport, Lexus, Toyota Camry, BMW Driver Thoughts And Audi Driver Bashing

Aug 31, 2018

After various adventures with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis It was time to come back to Earth in sunny Belvedere. Nissan’s 2018.5 Rogue Sport SV AWD was waiting outside the door with a welcome from the PR chief and two bottles of water. ... Continue reading

2018 Dodge Durango SRT 392 Why Not! Review By Larry Nutson

Aug 30, 2018

2018 Dodge Durango SRT 392 Why not! Dodge says the Durango SRT 392 is the fastest and most capable three-row SUV with a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)–certified quarter-mile time of 12.9 seconds and capable of 0-60 miles per hour (mph) acceleration in 4.4 seconds. So, you get the picture.. ... Continue reading

IEEE: Colorado Prepares to Install "Smart Road" Product by Integrated Roadways

Aug 29, 2018

Integrated Roadways is preparing to install four slabs of concrete embedded with sensors at this intersection in a pilot test with the Colorado Department of Transportation. Advertisement Editor’s Picks On 30 August, a startup plans to add its “smart pavement” to an intersection in an industrial corner of Denver. ... Continue reading

City drivers slow down for lower speed limit in Boston

Aug 28, 2018

Practical applications: Local communities should consider lowering speed limits to improve road safety. The current practice of setting speed limits according to the 85th percentile free-flow speeds, without consideration of other characteristics of the roadway, can be a hurdle for local communities looking to lower sp ... Continue reading

Enjoy The Drive; ROAD TRIP: Camping On The Banks Of The Lachine Canal National Historic Site

Aug 28, 2018

Parks Canada delighted by strong interest for the Learn-to camp program in Montreal MONTRÉAL, June 17, 2018; Parks Canada welcomed more than 150 new campers to the Lachine Canal National Historic Site for this weekend's Learn-to camp overnight event. The program, offered in cooperation with MEC, helps new campers acqu ... Continue reading

Enjoy A Great Drive Though Normandy France - Will An Aston Martin Fit Through The Chunnel?

Aug 28, 2018

Publishers Note: Twenty-two years ago when we first published the on-line version of The Auto Channel, there was no talk or even a thought (except for Jetson Fans) of ever having to consider giving up our freedom of mobility and the many pleasures of driving, in exchange for a robotic ride controlled by a bundle of (ma ... Continue reading

Toyota and Uber Extend Collaboration to Automated Vehicle Technologies

Aug 28, 2018

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) today announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale. To accomplish this, technology from each company will be integrated into purpose- ... Continue reading

Enjoy The Drive; Great Drives: In Search Of Cajun Music By Steve Wilkinson

Aug 26, 2018

Auto News Digest, Week Ending August 25, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Aug 26, 2018

Last Week's Auto News Highlights: Best New Cars For Teens; Autonomous Not Ready For Prime Time; Google's Waymo and China; Kalashnikov Shocker; Monterey Unveilings, Mustang's Woodward Ave; Ford EV Recall; FCA Minivan Recall; Another Jaguar EV; Down Under NASCAR, ... Continue reading