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Toyota Corolla ZR Hybrid 2018 new car review | value, safety

9/28/2018, 7:47:20 PM
Our comprehensive review of the all-new Toyota Corolla small car. ✔ Safety includes seven airbags, forward collision warning, autonomous emergency braking, blind spot monitoring and lane-departure warning with active lane-keep assistance plus adaptive cruise control and a reversing camera ✔ Another point against the Corolla’s practicality score is the boot, which is only 217-litres in all models bar this ZR Hybrid ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Updated 2019 BMW i3 gets greater range | Drive.com.au

9/28/2018, 7:47:18 PM
New 120Ah battery replaces 94Ah unit of the current model. ✔ On a fast charging DC system operating at 50.0kW, the recharge time is a claimed 42 minutes ✔ Yet more muddying of the waters by the 5yrs-behind-the-times German auto industry ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


VW and Microsoft team up on cloud services for connected cars

9/28/2018, 4:04:23 PM
The Automotive Cloud will juggle tasks inside and outside your car. ✔ Engadget VW's strategy for smarter cars extends beyond creating a single OS for its cars ✔ There's no firm timetable for the launch of this platform, although VW aims to launch its new OS inside the first I.D ✔ It would make sense to debut the Automotive Cloud around that time frame


Driverless Cars Are Already Here But The Roads Aren’t Ready For Them

9/28/2018, 4:05:48 PM
It will be hard to adjust. Considering what happened with the onset of car travel and web surfing, society can't just wing it. ✔ Picture This Ideally, self-driving vehicles will make it easier for people who can’t drivefor any reason ✔ Mark Wilson is a Professor and Program Director, Urban & Regional Planning, School of Planning, Design and Construction at Michigan State University This article originally appeared in The Conversation


Volkswagen strikes deal with Microsoft to build cars connected to the cloud

9/28/2018, 5:39:09 PM
Volkswagen and Microsoft have struck a deal that will see the car-maker embed internet services into its vehicles with the software giant’s cloud technology, the companies announced Friday. ✔ FAQ | Microsoft Cloud It is the latest move from a traditional car-maker to adopt digital tools as the wider automotive industry looks to new streams of revenue ✔ According to Volkswagen, there are plans to introduce services around charging for electric vehicles and car sharing as it anticipates the potential uses of automated driving


NHTSA study forecasts dangerous rise in world temperatures by 2100

9/28/2018, 6:34:32 PM
The data is being used to justify relaxing environmental standards, not improving them. ✔ Toa55 via Getty Images The Trump administration has accepted the scientific consensus of human-made global warming ✔ Even if more substantial cuts didn't do much, they would do something -- even if it's short-term improvements like reduced air pollution


Superbike World Championship preview: what to expect from Magny Cours this weekend 

9/28/2018, 4:02:49 PM
This weekend sees the final European round of the 2018 World Superbike season at Magny Cours, France before the series heads to Argentina for the penultimate round and Qatar for the season finale in four weeks’ time. ✔ This weekend sees the final European round of the 2018 World Superbike season at Magny Cours, France before the series heads to Argentina for the penultimate round and Qatar for the season finale in four weeks’ time ✔ So far in 2018 has won a total of 12 from 20 races, an incredible win rate of 60%


Are you the one in 2,000 that can get full marks in this hazard perception test?

9/28/2018, 4:51:32 PM
DO YOU think you can pass the hazard perception test if you took it again today? Brits scored a poor four out of 10 on average in a makeshift Spot the Hazard quiz – with 70 per cent being the… ✔ It's no surprise, however, that the 55-plus group performed worst, as the official Hazard Perception Test was only introduced in 2002 ✔ Students have to identify potential hazards from 14 video clips - as opposed to the still pictures in the quiz above ✔ The pass mark is 44, which equates to nine out of 14 hazards


Tesla shares fall after SEC alleges Musk lied to investors

9/28/2018, 6:46:35 PM
Federal regulators allege Musk misled investors when he claimed that he had secured funding to take Tesla private. ✔ But an SEC trial and the reputation damage to Musk could be a distraction for those firms or discourage financiers from investing in a business that would face complex prospects for going public ✔ Christian Davenport and Elizabeth Dwoskin contributed to this report


Seventeen charged in Apple theft ring that stole $1 million in merchandise

9/28/2018, 5:03:36 PM
Seven of the charged individuals were arrested earlier this week while the remaining are still at large. ✔ Suspects’ description: males, African American, early to mid 20s ✔ Any info, call our Detective Bureau at 714-754-5637‬.*The brave man at the end of the video that is trying to detain a suspect is an off-duty officer from another department who was at the store at the time of the incident ✔ We will continue our work with local law enforcement authorities to extinguish this mob mentality and prosecute these criminals to hold them accountable


Tesla shares drop as analysts divided on Musk’s future with the company

9/28/2018, 4:54:53 PM
Share prices fell 12% on Friday following a SEC suit accusing Musk of fraud and seeking to ban him from running a company ✔ On Friday morning, Tesla’s share price was down another 12% as investors worried the car company’s leading light was finally out ✔ The settlement would have meant fines for Musk and Tesla, and more seriously, a ban on Musk serving as chairman for two years ✔ Musk’s nine-word tweet could be the most costly mistake he has ever made


Fujifilm X-T3 review

9/28/2018, 4:02:14 PM
A stellar update to the popular X-T line ✔ While the X-T3 doesn’t debut any new Film Simulation modes as such, there have been a few changes to the general offering ✔ A firmware update that will make the camera compatible with Hybrid Log Gamma is also promised later this year ✔ Best mirrorless camera 2018: 10 top models to suit every budget


Daily Deals: Buy the PS4 Pro, Get Red Dead Redemption 2 for Free

9/28/2018, 5:33:48 PM
HP OMEN X 34" 1440p GSYNC Monitor for $699.99, GeForce GTX 1070 with 600W Power Supply for $360, 65" 4K TV for $420, 55" 4K Smart HDTV for $320, and More. ✔ Welcome to IGN's Daily Deals, your source for the best deals on the stuff you actually want to buy ✔ Like me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter to get the latest deals ✔ You get free shipping on this order and you can extend your warranty to 3 years for only $26


Online education unicorn Udacity has quietly laid off 5% of staff — at least 25 people — since August

9/28/2018, 7:09:13 PM
Online education is a $160 billion+ industry today, but as it continues to mature, there are some inevitable ebbs and flows. In the latest development, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Udacity — the $1 billion startup co-founded by Sebastian Thrun that specialises in “nanodegre… ✔ Online education is a $160 billion+ industry today, but as it continues to mature, there are some inevitable ebbs and flows ✔ It’s raised $163 million to date, with other investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Ballie Gifford, Charles River Ventures, Cox Enterprises and GV


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