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Hailo taxi app folds in US, looks to Europe and Asia
Oct 15, 2014 (AFP)
Hailo, the taxi app launched with the help of London cab drivers, is pulling out of North America, citing tough competition from rivals such as Uber and Lyft. T...
China auto sales up 2.5% in September: industry group
Oct 13, 2014 (AFP)
China's auto sales rose just 2.5 percent year-on-year in September, the slowest growth for any month this year, an industry group said Monday, as a weak economy...
Tesla unveils new electric car for bad weather
Oct 10, 2014 (AFP)
Electric car giant Tesla on Thursday unveiled a new two-engine vehicle designed to perform in bad weather, featuring four-wheel drive and anti-collision technol...
Siri can be distraction to drivers: US study
Oct 07, 2014 (AFP)
Drivers using hands-free virtual assistants like Apple's Siri can be distracted by the technology, creating safety hazards, according to a study released Tuesda...
Lamborghini reveals Asterion LPI-910, hybrid supercar that hits 199 mph and gets 57 mpg
Oct 02, 2014 (UPI)
Lamborghini's latest concept car, the Asterion LPI-910 achieves a rare and sought after feat in the automotive world, a supercar with overwhelming power and spe...
High-tech gadgets drive wow factor at Paris motor show
Oct 02, 2014 (AFP)
Ever had trouble getting out of a tight parking space? Had a crash in a foreign country? And what if your car could avoid a potentially fatal collision with a p...
Musk: Next Tesla cars will self-drive 90 percent of the time
Oct 02, 2014 (UPI)
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, had already scheduled a series of announcements -- presumably about the company's new line of electric cars -- for October 9, bu...
California Issues Permits for 29 Self-Driving Cars
Sep 25, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issued permits allowing 29 self-driving vehicles to be tested on Californian freeways and neighborhoods with a...
EU warns Germany as car coolant row heats up
Sep 25, 2014 (AFP)
The EU warned Germany Thursday it risks court action for breaching environment rules unless it forces luxury automaker Daimler to use a new air-conditioning coo...
Reducing traffic congestion with wireless system
Sep 25, 2014 (SPX)
by Larry Hardesty for MIT News Office At the Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress last week, MIT researchers received one of the best-paper awards ...
Car hacking: the security threat facing our vehicles
Sep 25, 2014 (SPX)
The car of the future will be safer, smarter and offer greater high-tech gadgets, but be warned without improved security the risk of car hacking is real, accor...
GM expects record 2014 sales in China: executive
Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)
US auto giant General Motors (GM) expects to sell a record number of cars in China -- its biggest market -- this year, an executive said Wednesday, despite an i...
Swedish carmaker Saab to lay off one third of staff
Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)
Swedish auto maker Saab, which is trying to resolve serious financial difficulties by attracting new investors, said Wednesday it was cutting 200 jobs, more tha...
Nissan to make luxury cars in new China joint venture
Sep 22, 2014 (AFP)
Japanese carmaker Nissan said Monday that it has formed a new joint venture with its Chinese partner Dongfeng to produce Infiniti luxury cars in the world's lar...
BYU electric car sets new E1 land speed record at 204 mph
Sep 19, 2014 (UPI)
An ultralight electric car -- an E1 streamliner called Electric Blue -- just set a new land speed record for vehicles in its class, averaging 204.9 mph during t...
150-car pile-up kills two in Netherlands
Sep 16, 2014 (AFP)
Two people died on Tuesday when around 150 vehicles smashed into each other in pile-ups caused by heavy fog on a busy Dutch highway during rush hour, rescue off...
Strati 3D-printed electric car unveiled at expo in Chicago
Sep 16, 2014 (UPI)
A world record was broken at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, held in Chicago last week. For the first time ever, a car was made using a 3D prin...
Automaker gets first permit in the Golden State
Sep 16, 2014 (UPI)
On Tuesday, Audi got the first permit issued by California to test self-driving cars. New state laws took effect today allowing automakers to do such testing on...
Tycoon Branson backs ride-sharing service Sidecar
Sep 15, 2014 (AFP)
San Francisco-based ride-sharing service Sidecar on Monday announced a $15 million funding round that included backing by British tycoon Richard Branson. The mo...
Toshiba Provides Rapid Recharge SCiBT Batteries for Proterra Bus Fleet
Sep 15, 2014 (SPX)
Toshiba has announced that it has been selected as the battery supplier for the next generation, all-electric, zero-emission bus from Proterra Inc., the leading...
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