U.S. Senators Announce Bipartisan Deal on Self-Driving Car Rules
Following passage of legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives meant to remove barriers to autonomous car testing, the Senate is preparing its own set of rules. A bipartisan group of senators...
View ArticleTurns Out Former Uber/Waymo Engineer Anthony Levandowski Founded His Own Church
Anthony Levandowski is best known as the self-driving car engineer at the center of the Waymo vs. Uber trade-secret controversy. But he has another, more unlikely profession you probably haven't heard...
View ArticleHere's Why Buick's Darth Vader Car Dominates
For this week's "Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed" video from Donut Media the feature car is the Buick Grand National. The Buick Grand National got the nickname "Darth Vader" due to it's...
View ArticleSan Francisco Police Say Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Guilty of a Majority of...
We may complain about taxi or bus drivers, but the San Francisco Police Department says that Uber and Lyft drivers are to blame for nearly two-thirds of all congestion-related traffic violations in...
View ArticleThis Flying, Rolling Drone Autonomously Maps Underground Mines
Researchers at Swedish company Inkonova are developing a drone that can autonomously map underground mines. This is a fairly big advancement, as drones traditionally require GPS signals to...
View ArticleFormula Drift Driver Alec Hohnadell Thrashes His Z06
You never know who is going to show up in an episode of Hoonigan's series Daily Transmission. Today's episode featured Formula Drift driver Alec Hohnadell. Hohnadell previously visited Hoonigan's...
View ArticleAmazon Alexa is Coming to All BMWs and Minis Starting Mid-2018
Tech heads and Amazon enthusiasts currently mulling over the purchase of a new BMW or Mini may want to wait a little while longer. BMW and Amazon have announced today that every BMW and Mini sold...
View ArticleThis Drone Could Save Lives by Detecting Heartbeat and Breathing Rate
Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a drone that remotely measures your heartbeat and breathing rate. Naturally, this would be a huge boon to the medical field, as the...
View ArticleAudi Revives LMP1 e-tron Name For First Factory Formula E Entry
As part of its first full season as a factory Formula E team, Audi Sport has brought back the familiar e-tron moniker from its heyday at Le Mans. Fully prepped and ready for the 2017/2018 campaign,...
View ArticleMazda and Toyota Are Doubling Down on Their Electric Car Partnership
Toyota, Mazda, and supplier Denso have signed a contract to jointly develop "basic structural technologies" for electric cars, according to a press release from the companies. The contract strengthens...
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Donkey Owner Fined $7,000 After Animal Was Caught Nibbling On A...
Markus Zahn was awarded the equivalent of a little more than $7,000 in damages after his Tarocco Orange McLaren 650S Spider was chewed on by a donkey, reports the Daily Mail. Late last year, the...
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2018 Ford F-Series Super Duty Limited Trim Price Tag Nears $100K
Heavy duty trucks are more capable, and expensive, than ever. With each member of Detroit's Big Three producing one-ton pickups that pump out over 900 lb. ft. of torque and can haul over 15 tons, the...
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Fernando Alonso Punched a Hole in the Wall After Singapore GP Crash
The first lap crash that forced Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Max Verstappen, and Fernando Alonso to retire at the Singapore Grand Prix has sparked controversy in the racing community for nearly...
View ArticlePolice Use Car-Mounted GPS Dart Gun to Track and Capture Armed Suspect
We're not in a Minority Report-style future yet where police can stop every crime before it occurs, but today's officers do have a lot of advantages their predecessors never could have imagined. Case...
View ArticleThis Hacked Tesla Model S P90++ Costs $150,000
It's often said that customizing a car doesn't increase its value, but what about when those customizations are one of their first and only of their kind? Such is the case with the owner of a modified...
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Chevy Celebrates 100 Years of Pickups with Centennial Edition Silverado and...
Modern pickup trucks have more trims, option packages, and special editions than there are stars in the sky. Chevrolet is adding two more to this nebula to commemorate a century of building...
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2018 Kia Stinger GT Crashes the German Party: 7 First Impressions
Kia and Hyundai—er, make that “Genesis”—continue to bootstrap themselves into uncharted luxury territory, designing cars in sizes, styles, and price ranges that once seemed utterly out of their...
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The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement
One of the U.S. Navy’s most unique ships, the USS Ponce, has returned home to the United States after spending more than five years as a floating base in and around the Arabian Sea. Though she was the...
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The US Navy Has Created Its First Ever Underwater Drone Squadron
The U.S. Navy has created its first ever dedicated underwater drone unit, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron One, or UUVRON 1, splitting it off from a secretive submarine unit in the process. The...
View ArticleWatch These Motorcycle Trials Riders Practically Defy the Laws of Physics
Every motorcycle rider knows that low-speed maneuvers are the most difficult ones. That's one reason why the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic RiderCourse focuses so much on them. The gyroscopic...
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