As some of the world’s top auto designers present their ideas for the future of motoring, the annual L.A. Auto Show Design Challenge is one of the most important automotive events of the year. Being the 9th edition of the challenge, this year theme is ‘ultimate law enforcement patrol vehicle for the year 2025,’ and there are some very interesting proposals to consider.
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The first official sketch and information on a new two-man bobsled that will be used by Team USA in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia thanks to the USA Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (USBSF), the sports official governing body in American and BMW of North America.

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The driver of the SUV in the following video was 56 year old emergency room doctor Kristin Howard, who was named ‘Doctor of the Year” at Newtown Wellesley Hospital in 2009. According to the police report obtained by the Boston Channel, Howard was drunk and on drugs when she tried to drive out of the Whole Foods Market on Washington Street on Tuesday morning.
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On Wednesday, November 14th, in order to reduce accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board urged the government to make advanced safety technologies mandatory for all new vehicles. The NTSB wants rear-end collision warning, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, and advanced braking systems, technologies which are already available by most manufacturers (although mostly an option or on luxury cars), to be standard on all vehicles sold in the U.S. market.
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Now, a year after the Tokyo Motor Show where Honda revealed its Micro-Commuter car as a concept, Honda is moving towards the machine’s production with a prototype model that is significantly more real-world ready.
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Jeff Gordon was fined $100,000 and 25 point for his deliberate retaliation toward Clint Bowyer during Sunday’s AdvoCare 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway. “I take responsibility for my action on the racetrack. I accept NASCAR’s decision and look forward to ending the season on a high note at Homestead,” said Gordon.
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Toyota is recalling 2.77 million vehicles worldwide for two unrelated reasons, the first big a defective water pump and the second is a steering shaft fault, even though some models might need both defects fixed. Toyota was adamant to point out that there have been no accidents or injuries reported that relate to these two issues. So far, 670,000 cars are being recalled from the United States, 1.5 million in Japan, and 496,000 in Europe, including 75,000 from the UK.
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After being test driven by FedEx, Nissan is now lending one of their e-NV200 to Coca-Cola so that the company can evaluate it as a delivery vehicle. Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd. will be using this all electric cargo van as a regional sales vehicle in Yokohama. To evaluate whether or not one night of charging is sufficient for a days worth of typical usage, the van will only be plugged in overnights.
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