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Race for driverless cars is in full throttle
“The days of human drivers deserve to be numbered,” said Wunsch, a professor at the Missouri University of Science & Technology in Rolla. “Humans are lousy drivers. It’s about time computers take...
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MEPs back fuel-efficiency plan for cars, including ‘super-credits’.
The European Parliament’s environment committee yesterday (24 April) voted through a firm carbon emissions target for Europe’s passenger cars to reach by 2020, and a ballpark figure for 2025. WT news...
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Brazilian Cars Are Very Dangerous
The culprits are the cars themselves, produced with weaker welds, scant safety features and inferior materials compared to similar models manufactured for U.S. and European consumers, say experts and...
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Sweden: Youths burn 100 cars in north Stockholm riots
Youths rioted in northern Stockholm on Sunday night, setting fire to cars and throwing rocks at police, in what is believed to be a protest against the fatal police shooting of a machete-wielding man...
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Hold the Phone — Tesla Didn’t Make a Profit Selling Cars
So why did Tesla report a paper profit? Because of accounting rules and nonsustainable government money. WT news feed
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Sweden: Fresh clashes as more cars burn in Husby
Cars were engulfed in flames on Monday night and youths clashed with police in the north-western Stockholm district of Husby for a second night in a row. WT news feed
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Cars, people sent tumbling into Skagit River as I-5 bridge collapses. (video)
The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, dropping two vehicles into the water and injuring three people. WT news feed
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Banned in Baghdad: the cars that are insurgents.
Iraqis complain that, despite hundreds of checkpoints, the bombers always seem to get through. bertb news feed
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New Microwave Regs Likened to ‘Taking 12 Million New Cars Off the Road’.
Microwave ovens are the newest federal target — after the government already weighed in on light bulbs, toilets, washing machines and other everyday items for Americans — in a crusade against carbon...
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eCall: automated emergency call for road accidents mandatory in cars from 2015
This automatic snooping device is required to be installed throughout the EU in cars from October 2015 onward. bertb news feed
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Ford studies space robots to improve communication with connected cars
Ford has joined forces with Russia’s Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University for a three-year research project aimed at improving vehicle connectivity, with inspiration coming from an unlikely source:...
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DEA Bans Armored Cars From Picking up Pot Shop Cash
Medical marijuana is legal in California, but the combination of valuable drugs and what is often a cash-only business can attract some rough characters. BlackListedNews.com
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GenShock electricity-generating active suspension is coming to passenger...
Levant Power’s energy-producing GenShock suspension has been stuck in limbo for a while, but the company has just announced a deal that could finally put the technology in passenger cars. Automotive...
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Alt-week 09.07.13: 3D printed cars, invisibility cloaks, and LADEE launches
Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. We’re all about the launches this week, at both ends of the spectrum. At the small-scale, we see what...
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The Government Is Spying On Us Through Our Computers, Phones, Cars, Buses,...
Take a Peek at How Widespread Spying Has Become BlackListedNews.com
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CEATEC 2013 wrap-up: self-driving cars, moon-walking simulators and DoCoMo’s...
This year’s CEATEC was a bit quieter than previous years, perhaps due to the lack of brand new consumer products. Fortunately, the show managed to substitute in plenty of future tech demos, while...
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Eight states team up to push electric cars, target 3.3 million sold by 2025
It’s clear by now that putting a million EVs on the road by 2015 is but a pipe dream, but a joint project by eight states aim to make a total of 3.3 million EV sales by 2025 a more viable goal....
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States Move to Tax Miles Driven With Black Boxes In Cars
As America’s road planners struggle to find the cash to mend a crumbling highway system, many are beginning to see a solution in a little black box that fits neatly by the dashboard of your car....
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NHTSA May Mandate That New Cars Broadcast Location, Direction and Speed
Before the end of this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will decide whether or not to begin the rulemaking process to mandate that newly manufactured cars include what is being...
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Children in cars ‘more distracting than mobiles’
To many parents, it may be confirmation of something they have long suspected. A new study suggests that children pose a greater distraction to drivers than using a mobile telephone at the wheel....
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