| New video game demonstrates dangers of texting while driving |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
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In recent years, safety experts, lawmakers and regulators have done much to inform the public of the dangers posed by distracted driving. Despite these efforts, distracted driving, particularly texting while driving, remains common and is frequently a cause of serious car accidents.
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| Preventing distracted driving requires changes in driver behavior |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
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Too often, people search for a quick, easy fix to problems that do not necessarily lend themselves to simple solutions. Such is the case with distracted driving.
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| Nissans BladeGlider electric car inspired by stealth-jet |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
New York, Nov. 12 : The lightweight Nissan BladeGlider electric car, which is based on the aerodynamic properties of a glider and a stealth plane, has been dubbed the sports car of ...
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| Detroit Mayor-Elect Duggan’s Plans Include City-Run Auto Insurer |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
Detroit Mayor-elect Mike Duggan rescued a county, a bus system and a 14,000-worker hospital network, served as a prosecutor, plotted Democratic campaigns and coached his four children's soccer teams. Now, Duggan, 55, is back-seat driver of a city under state control and seeking to become the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy. He wants to take the wheel sooner rather than later. "The ...
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| Auto plants in Canada have cost advantage report shows |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
The costs of new employees at auto plants represented by the Unifor union are about 15 per cent lower than the costs of similar employees represented by the United Auto Workers at U.S. factories, Bank of Nova Scotia economist Carlos Gomes says.The costs of a new employee at U.S. plant are about $37 (U.S.) an hour, compared with about $32 (Canadian) at plants operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford ...
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| PTCVoice Driverless Cars Will Transform The Consumer Relationship With Businesses |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
Why Google And Others See A Future With Driverless Cars , I gave an overview of the computer-driven cars that will soon be entering the market, and those that have already been successfully deployed. But in order to fully understand the implications of driver-less cars, we have to look more closely at how the technology works, and what it will mean not only for passengers, but for the industry ...
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| More auto loans written as delinquency rates fall |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
MORE More people are taking out auto loans, and fewer are getting behind on their payments, a new report out today suggests.Motorists owed $782.9 billion on their auto loans in the third quarter, up $103 billion in the same quarter last year, Experian Automotive says in a report. That's the highest since it started keeping track seven years ago.It's easier to see why lenders are getting ...
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| Serious rail accidents increase likelihood U.S. will impose new standards on tanker cars |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
As Alberta's crude oil takes to the rails in ever increasing amounts because of pipeline congestion, new U.S. standards for rail cars could force transport costs to increase, and make shipping of Canadian oil to Gulf of Mexico refineries even more expensive.A report from the Eurasia Group forecasts that this won't happen if the current situation does not worsen. But a number of serious ...
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| UAE Armed Forces NIMR Automotive sign contract worth over AED 3 billion for supply of Nimr 6X6 and 4X4 vehicles |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
WAM ABU DHABI, 13th November, 2013 (WAM) -- The General Headquarters (GHQ) of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and NIMR Automotive, a member of Tawazun group, have signed a contract which provides for the supply of 6X6 and 4X4 Nimr vehicles, at a total value of more than AED 3 billion. The GHQ said the decision to purchase Nimr vehicles emanated from its keen interest to keep abreast with ...
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| Green Bay agency approves Broadway Automotive and Titletown Brewing projects |
Nov 13th, 2013 |
The Green Bay Redevelopment Authority has approved support for a pair of projects that will bring millions of dollars of development to the city, including the relocation of Titletown Brewing beer production from its restaurant building to a vacant industrial building across the ...
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