It what seems like something right of fiction, there is now a vending machine for cars. No, not the kind where your back seat will spit out candy bars or soda – an actual machine […]
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The Hottest Car Brand In America Isn’t Who You Might Suspect
The hottest car brand in America isn’t Tesla or one of Detroit’s big three: It’s quietly successful Japanese car maker Subaru, which reported a massive 28% increase in U.S. sales this September when compared to […]
Volkswagen Becomes Latest Vehicle Manufacturer To Be Hit By Car Hack Attacks
A big security flaw in VW automobiles has leaked through the company’s massive efforts to keep it under wraps, affecting brands Fiat, Audi, Ferrari, and others. The company joins Chrysler, GM, Mercedes and BMW in […]
Mercedes, BMW Are Latest Vehicles Vulnerable To OwnStar Hack Attack
A device that takes control of cars and thought to only affect General Motors cars has evolved to include BMW, Mercedes and Chrysler motor vehicles. A Los Angeles based security analyst has come up with […]
Legendary Sports Car Maker Ferrari Files For U.S. IPO
Always wanted to own a Ferrari but found it to be a little out of reach? Good news, then, as the iconic Italian sports car maker has filed its request for an initial public offering […]
Curious UK Driverless Car Law Still Requires A Non-Driving Driver
The United Kingdom took steps Monday to join in the global adoption of driverless vehicles, enacted legislation that makes driverless cars street legal though curiously not so driverless. If the new laws are in place […]
Car Windscreen Display Technology Not What It’s Cracked Up to Be Says University Study
Although appearing to be a great idea, having the speedometer displayed on a car’s windscreen is just plain dangerous, according to a University of Toronto study. The windscreen technology is known Heads Up Displays (HUD). […]
General Motors Gaining In Electric Cars As Tesla Struggles
Word leaked this week that Detroit automaker General Motors is testing a new electric prototype at its Milford Proving Ground, details of which suggest that GM may be ahead of upstart rival Tesla in rolling […]
Honda Announces 1.2 Million Vehicle Recall Due To More Faulty Airbags
The scope of the Takata airbag problems continue to widen, as Honda now says that a whopping 1.4 million cars, already with driver airbag issues, will also need their passenger side airbags replaced as well. […]
Organized Scam Targeting Used Vehicle Sales On Craigslist Results In Over 100 Thefts
Brazen car thieves have concocted a new scam which targets vehicles for sale on popular classifieds website Craigslist, it was reported over the weekend. The organized scam targets people who are selling used cars on […]
GM To Offer Apple, Google Tech For In Car Nav Systems
Your car and phone are not going to be all the different in the near future – at least in terms of the computer systems that power them. Hot on the heels of Hyundai announcing […]
Move Over Electric Vehicles, Honda Introducing Mass Produced Fuel Cell Cars By 2020
The cost of driving is about to get much, much, cheaper. As electric vehicles, by Tesla, Nissan and GM, continue to flood the market, Japanese car giant Honda is going to enter the green vehicle […]
Study Reveals 90% Of Air Polution Caused By 25% Of Vehicles
Everyone’s seen the smoking car driving along as if nothing is wrong when it actually looks like its fully on fire. A recent study looked into such “poorly maintained” cars and trucks and found these […]
New EU Regulations Mean Cars Will Spy On You
In another blow to individual privacy the European Union has enacted strict laws that now force car manufacturers to track and submit loads of data about their driver to authorities. While supposedly for safety purposes […]
Why American Auto Companies Shouldn’t Fear The Chinese
News broke this morning that Chinese automaker Geely is coming to America. Eventually. With one single vehicle, a small crossover SUV based on a shared platform with Volvo. Production is slated to begin in late […]