Putin Says "Patriotic" Russians Could Have Been Behind Cyberattacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has all but admitted the Russian government conducted a complex cyber warfare campaign targeting the 2016 presidential election in the United States. His comments fit...
View ArticleIntel Says Self-Driving Cars Could Fuel a $7 Trillion Industry
An overriding topic within the tech industry in recent months is not just the engineering details of autonomous cars, but how passengers may make use of these self-driving vehicles. A new Intel study...
View ArticleIs the New Car Bubble Bursting in the United States?
Ford shares are currently priced at $11, down more than 20 percent from 2017's peak. These share prices, in part, reflect justified worries about the U.S. automobile industry. Fraud in automobile...
View ArticleFirst Jeep Compass Built in India Rolls Off Assembly Line
Fiat-Chrysler Automotive has announced that the new 2018 Jeep Compass has started being manufactured in India, with the first Compass rolling off the line on Thursday. This is big news for India, as...
View ArticleNext Audi A8 Will Be a Super-Mild Hybrid, Thanks to 48-Volt Electrical System
The upcoming Audi A8 will join the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class in having a 48-volt power system that turns these luxury flagships into more fuel-efficient super-mild hybrids. The battery is charged by a...
View ArticleWatch The Most Canadian Lamborghini Owner Ever Get Pulled Over
Canadians—such as your humble author—have a reputation, for better or worse, for being extremely nice. Unwavering politeness has always stood shoulder-to-shoulder with hockey, free healthcare, and...
View ArticlePresident Trump Dumps Paris Climate Agreement
When President Donald Trump went abroad, a tag team of global-minded leaders—including Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron—tried to wrestle Trump into honoring America's commitment to the Paris...
View ArticleRam on Track to be America's Second Favorite Truck
The May financial numbers for Fiat-Chrysler are in and they’re ... confusing. Jeep is down 15 percent, and this is the ninth month in a row their sales have dropped, despite the popularity of...
View ArticleWaymo Is Exploring Self-Driving Trucks to Rival Uber
Waymo is now looking into self-driving commercial trucks similar to the ones being developed by autonomous-driving rival Uber, according to BuzzFeedNews. "We're taking our eight years of experience in...
View ArticleElon Musk Quits President Trump's Advisory Councils Due to Paris Accord Exit
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made good on his promise yesterday and announced he is quitting two of President Donald Trump's business advisory councils in the wake of the administration's decision...
View ArticleNASA's New Solar Space Probe Will Be the Fastest Man-Made Object in History
Quick—what's the fastest object ever made by human hands? An intercontinental ballistic missile? A railgun round? An Apollo mission headed to the moon? Nope. Believe it or not, the man-made speed...
View ArticleLyft's Diversity Figures Are Better Than Uber's, But Only a Little
Light's first diversity report shows that the company is slightly ahead of rival Uber and the Silicon Valley tech industry in general when it comes to having a diverse work force...but only by a...
View ArticleGeneral Motors Gives Pope Francis a European Chevy Bolt
General Motors has given Pope Francis an Opel Ampera-e, the European market's version of the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback, the automaker announced in a press release issued Wednesday. The car was...
View ArticleLamborghini Urus Spotted Testing in Disguise at the Nurburgring
As per usual with today's tech-connected society, camouflage does little for manufacturers trying to hide their vehicles from the press. It may conceal the final styling, but if you see a camouflaged...
View ArticleChina Delays 8-Percent Electric Car Quota to 2019
An auto industry source told Reuters that China has agreed to delay an 8 percent quota for environmentally friendly vehicles by one year, pushing it to 2019. The proposed quota would require 8 percent...
View ArticleHere's Why Intel Thinks Self-Driving Cars Will Be a $7 Trillion Business
Many companies in both the tech and automotive industries believe self-driving cars are an inevitability, and that they could be quite profitable. Now, Intel has actually put a dollar amount on that...
View ArticleDenmark EV Sales Plummet With Tax Break Elimination
Sales of Electrically Chargeable Vehicles (EVs and plug-in hybrids) in Denmark are down 60.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017. For reference, car sales in the same category are up an average of 30...
View ArticleAlternative OEM Wheels Can Give Your Car an Aftermarket Look
Want a simple way to customize your car? Install a different set of wheels. The problem is this can cost thousands of dollars. But I've given many of my cars a unique look by picking up used OEM...
View ArticleDodge Challenger Demon Will Still Run a Sub-10 Second Quarter-Mile on Street Gas
Unlocking the Dodge Challenger Demon's ultimate performance potential requires a bit of work. Specifically, it takes the Demon Crate: a $1 package of performance add-ons that includes such features as...
View ArticleBorn to Park, or Why NYC Dwellers Love RVs
Day 2: Driggs Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn It doesn’t take long for the people to start knocking on Camperman’s RV door. (That’s right: I’m Camperman now.) Actually, the day I published my first...
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