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Tag Archives: Car

23Oct/17

London smog tax means older cars can face $27 per drive

October 23, 2017EnvironmentAir pollution, asthma, Automobile costs, BBC, Car, City: London, City: Los Angeles, City: Paris, City: Seattle, Country: United States, Dementia, Electronic toll collection, Emission standard, Environment, Environmental Issues, Katie Gregory, Land transport, London, London congestion charge, Los Angeles, mayor, Mayor of London, Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom, Paris, Sadiq Khan, SEATTLE, strokes, Transport, Ultra Low Emission Zone, United Kingdom, United States, United States' federal governmentsmbale

London’s new fee for most cars registered before 2006 is being billed by its mayor as the toughest emissions standard in the world, but some business organisations are crying foul. Katie Gregory reports. Continue reading →

07Mar/17

Future of mobility: a personal capsule which drives, flies and hops on train

March 7, 2017TransportAirbus, Automation, Automotive industry, Car, Concept cars, Emerging technologies, France, Geneva, Geneva Motor Show, Grand tourers, Hatchbacks, Human activities, Jorg Astalosch, Land transport, Mathias Thomsen, Paris, Private transport, Robotics, Self-driving car, Sports cars, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, Toyota concept vehicles, Traffic congestion, Transport, Urban air mobilitysmbale

Imagine ordering a capsule which can drive and fly on its own taking you across the city. The concept, called “Pop.Up”, was unveiled at the Geneva car show and is a big leap into the future.

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08Feb/17

Spinning with control – South Africa’s car stunts underworld

February 8, 2017Human InterestApartheid, Car, car spinning, Commuting, Discrimination, Entertainment/Culture, Hashe, Identity politics, Johannesburg, McGregor, Monde Hashe, Politics, Rivaldo Schalk, South Africa, Spin, Spinning, Toyota, Vuyelwa Mabhena, Wayde Walkersmbale

A need to thrill and a love for cars drives youth from South Africa’s townships into the once illegal but now officially recognized sport of car spinning.

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16Mar/16

Google's driverless cars take lawmakers for a spin

Google’s driverless cars take lawmakers for a spin

March 16, 2016InnovationAlphabet Inc., Automation, Automobile safety, Autonomous car, BILL NELSON, Car, Chris Urmson, Company: Google, Disaster/Accident, Emerging technologies, Gavino Garay, Google, Google self-driving car, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, U . S . Transportation, U.S. Congress, Waymo, Xsmbale

Executives behind Google’s driverless car program push U.S. Congress to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to get driverless cars on the roads. Gavino Garay reports. Continue reading →

06Jan/16

Ford's automated Fusion hybrid test vehicle.

Ford boosts self-driving fleet

January 6, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Dearborn Michigan, Emerging technologies, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Google, Google Ford, Hayley Platt, Henry Ford, LIDAR, Mark Fields, MICHAEL JELLEN, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technologysmbale

Ford has demonstrated its commitment to developing autonomous cars, saying it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars. But as Hayley Platt reports, its CEO was keeping quiet at the Consumer Electronics Show about rumours of a deal with Google Continue reading →

05Jan/16

Lyft’s vision for an on-demand network of self-driving cars will mean fewer cars on the road

January 5, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, E-hailing, Emerging technologies, General Motors, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, John Zimmer, Location-based software, Logan Green, Lyft, Motor vehicles, NEXT MEDIA, Ridesharing company, Road transport, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Sustainable transport, Technology, Transport, Transportation network companies, United States, Vehicular automationsmbale

Lyft, an American ride-hailing service, announced on Monday that General Motors has invested $500 million in the company, and the companies together plan to develop a network of autonomous vehicles.
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28Sep/15

New report shows chasm between car test results and real world

September 28, 2015EnvironmentAngela Merkel, Articles, Belgium, BMW, Brussels, Car, European Commission, European emission standards, European Parliament, European Union, Fuel efficiency, Germany, Greg Archer, Japan, Lobbying, Merkel, Nature, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp, United States, Universe, Vehicle emission standard, Volkswagen, Volkswagen emissions scandal, Volkswagen Group, WOLFSBURGsmbale

A report by an environmental campaign group reveals new European cars are spewing out more carbon dioxide than laboratory tests show.

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