On Monday, January 7th, Audi followed in Google’s footsteps by becoming the second company, and first in the automotive industry to be granted a license from Nevada that allows it to operate autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads.
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This year, Toyota is offering fans the chance to appear in its Superbowl commercial in a spot starring the Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco. As this suggests, Toyota won’t be taking the serious route this year.
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A few cars are featured among all the new tablets and smartphones at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Vegas this year, and to grab the attention of younger, ‘connected’ car-buyers, Ford knows they need apps. Ford is allowing app developers to make programs that can interface directly with its vehicles, and change the driving experience, thanks to SYNC and the AppLink platform.
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As a result of new rules being put into effect January 1st in China making it illegal to drive through a yellow traffic light, protest have started to spring up over the last few days. According to Bloomberg reports, even though the law was created to try and reduce accidents in major cities, this law is understandably unpopular with some member of the Chinese public. Opponents say that this rule will be impossible to enforce because drivers won’t have enough time to brake.
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In honor of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes pit crew for making the world’s fastest Formula 1 pit stop, timepiece maker TAG Heuer has gifted each pit crew member with a Carrera Day-Date chronograph. The crew, which contained 25 member, were responsible for the first-ever sub 2.500-second pit stop in the world, and will be reminded of that feat on the timepieces given to them by TAG Heuer.
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The video that your are about to watch is of a young man, named Taylor Morris, drifting a MazdaSpeed6 on the snow and he is a quadruple amputee with replacements for his lost parts. Morris, whom lost his limbs serving in Afghanistan, and his friends made this video trying to capture the attention of professional driver Ken Block as he wishes to ride with him in a race car.
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Following Subaru, General Motors makes the second automotive recall of 2013 and they say that more than 69,000 full-size pickup trucks and SUVs distributed globally may be affected by a problem that could cause them to roll away after being parked.
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Even though Mazda‘s upcoming plant is still under construction in Salamanca, Mexico with a launch date set for March 2014, the automaker has already made plans to increase its initial annual capacity from 140,000 units to 230,000 units by March of 2016.
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