| 10 Random Thoughts About Grand Theft Auto V |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
--I'm still not finished yet, so please try to avoid spoilers--and I keep having random thoughts that I eventually began to jot down. These aren't necessarily criticisms or praise, or anything ...
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| Taking Toyotas hydrogen car on the road |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
GM ) to BMW, was planning to launch a hydrogen-powered car within a few years. Think of an electric car that's powered not by a battery but by a platinum fuel cell. Pump hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, into the cell and electrons get stripped from the fuel providing a current that drives electric motors attached to your car's wheels. Now, that prospect seems even ...
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| Classic cars stolen outside Indy hotels |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Four classic cars were stolen from outside three Indianapolis hotels this week.The victims are all from Michigan or Illinois. They came to attend a car show known as the Goodguys Speedway Nationals held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.In the meantime, at Masterpiece Classic Cars in Whiteland, you can learn a little bit about the risks involved in the world of classic ...
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| Feds say auto parts pricing scheme hurt drivers |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON Nine Japanese auto parts manufacturers and two of their executives will plead guilty and pay $740 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of more than 30 products sold to many of the world's largest automakers operating in the U.S., the Justice Department announced Thursday. The action is the latest development in the largest criminal investigation the Justice ...
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| Toyota recalls nearly 700000 minivans in America |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Toyota USA said that because of possible damage to the shift lock solenoid installed in vehicles involved in the recall, the minivans could shift out of "park" and roll away without the driver depressing the brake pedal. The vehicles were made at Toyota's plant in Indiana. The Siennas are from model years 2007 to 2009 and from 2004 to 2005. Most of the recalled vehicles, about ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
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In early 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21. Among other things, this law provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with the authority and the means to continue its efforts to improve highway safety and reduce the incidence of truck accidents across the U.S.
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| Nissan to recall 3782 vehicles over accelerator defect |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Japanese car maker Nissan Motor Company (China) is to recall 3,782 vehicles due to defective accelerator sensors, China's consumer quality watchdog said on Thursday.The recall will cover imported Fuga and Infiniti M35 models manufactured between Nov. 8, 2004 and May 12, 2010, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine said in a statement.Due to defective ...
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| Nissan to recall 910000 cars worldwide |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Japanese auto giant Nissan says it will recall about 910,000 cars worldwide over an accelerator glitch that can stall vehicle engines.The global recall cover five models, including the Serena minivan and X-Trail SUV, produced between October 2004 and June this year, it said on Thursday.About 765,000 cars will be recalled in Japan, with about 100,000 units of its luxury Infiniti M sedan being ...
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| Wireless firms to offer high-speed Internet service for cars |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) and U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp. say they will offer Canadians a high-speed Internet access in their vehicles through a new service announced Thursday. The cost of the project, pricing for the services and dates for the rollout weren't included in a joint statement issued by the companies, which have two of North America's largest ...
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| This Map Shows That Cars Are One Of The Most Deadly Things On Earth |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
About 1.2 million people die on the world's roads every year. And yet, traffic accidents tend to get less attention as a global menace than epidemics like malaria and tuberculosis. Maybe it's because we're just used to people driving too fast, and too recklessly. To try to change that, the Pulitzer Center has built an interactive map of road death statistics, and commissioned a ...
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