| Group seeks backup cameras in all cars |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Consumer and child safety advocates said they're calling on the U.S. Transportation Department to pass a regulation requiring backup cameras in all new cars. Congress passed a law in 2007 ordering the DOT to draft and pass regulations to help prevent so-called back-over deaths where young children are killed by motorists, often parents or relatives, driving in reverse out of driveways. The ...
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| 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Review |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Chevrolet gives its smallest car an electric powertrain for 2014 to bring electric driving to the masses. Only offered in California and Oregon, the Spark EV starts at $26,685, but comes with a $7,500 federal tax credit to make it essentially a $20,000 car. In ...
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| KP Development to buy former Chrysler plant in Fenton |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
St. Louis-based KP Development, formerly Koman Properties, said Wednesday it has the former Chrysler assembly plant in Fenton under a purchase contract. KP Development did not disclose how much it will pay for the 294-acre site. This recognizable site is a prime location for new industrial and office jobs, which will be our major focus, Terry Barnes, president of KP Development, said in a ...
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| Need for Speed movie trailer takes itself extremely serious |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
A trailer for the Need for Speed movie has landed online, and in it you get to see Aaron Paul take his roll very, very, seriously. Everything looks ';complete drama';, so don’t go into it expecting Fast and Furious – although, there is a lot of fast, and Paul looks furious more than once. It’s out in spring ...
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| GMs Akerson says female CEO is inevitable at an automaker |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
GM CEO Dan Akerson speaks during MICHautos first Michigan Automotive Summit at Cobo Center in an event sponsored by Inforum Wednesday Sep. 25, 2013. / Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 25th, 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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| Hertz now renting Tesla Model S cars in California |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
) signature model to its rental fleet as part of its "Dream Cars" line, which also offers high-end rentals from companies like Ferrari and Aston ...
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| Rockstar Details Grand Theft Auto Online Confirms Microtransactions |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
Grand Theft Auto Online update coming to GTAV in October. The developer says that it still plans to roll out GTA Online on October 1, but wants players to know that it probably won’t be perfect at ...
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| Grand Theft Auto V multiplayer to contain microtransactions |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
In a move sure to rile up the microtransaction-hating gaming community, Web users discover that in-game currency can be purchased with real-world cash in Grand Theft Auto ...
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| Auburn University lacrosse player charged in auto theft kidnapping |
Sep 25th, 2013 |
An Auburn University lacrosse player has been arrested in Louisiana after he allegedly stole a truck, kidnapped a woman and hit several parked cars, police say. Baton Rouge police said Zachary Burgess, 20, got into a truck occupied by a female passenger after the driver stepped out of the vehicle in a parking lot, WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, reported Tuesday. As Burgess attempted to leave, he rammed ...
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