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The world's fastest SUV is revealed as car tuner Lister amps up the Jaguar F-Pace

9/6/2018, 4:08:09 PM
SPECIALIST sports car maker and tuner Lister has unveiled the LFP – the fastest-ever SUV. Built from a Jaguar F-Pace, the car has been souped-up to produce 670bhp with a 200mph top speed. It … ✔ pic.twitter.com/nCk1O5E6iL Lister (@ListerCars) September 6, 2018 Lister Motor Company 3 The car is based of a Jaguar F-Pace Meanwhile, Jaguar's highest-spec F-Pace model, the SVR, is almost half the price of the LFP, starting from under £75,000


BMW will release its in-car voice-controlled assistant next year

9/6/2018, 6:52:31 PM
It can adjust settings and give drivers info on mechanical issues. ✔ Drivers can also give it access to their calendars in order to receive updates about when they should leave for a scheduled appointment ✔ In the future, BMW says the assistant will also be able to alert drivers to potential issues, like the tire pressure being low, share fuel-saving tips and arrange appointments with a service center ✔ The availability of specific features will vary by market


Uber makes it easier to switch between rides, scooters, bikes and car rentals

9/6/2018, 5:56:40 PM
You may remember how Uber laid out its ambitions to become a multi-modal transportation company back in April, with the announcement of Uber Rent, preceded by a $200 million acquisition of bike-share startup JUMP. Now, Uber is making it easier to access those modalities with the addition of Mode Sw… ✔ Uber has yet to launch scooters, although the company did submit a permit proposal to operate in San Francisco ✔ Fun fact: Getaround won Disrupt NYC Battlefield back in 2011 ✔ Ultimately, it’s likely that Uber will simply add additional transit options to Mode Switch once it’s ready for launch


Red Dead Redemption 2 | Release date, gameplay trailer, character art and everything we know

9/6/2018, 4:28:02 PM
Grand Theft Auto creator Rockstar Games' next game will be Red Dead Redemption 2, a follow-up to its critically-acclaimed Wild West epic. ✔ He's being held at knife-point by an assailant unknown, so how John fits into this story will be one of Red Dead Redemption 2's most intriguing questions ✔ It would not be a surprise to see Rockstar expand on this in a similar way to GTA Online and maintain a regularly updated online Wild West


Tesla’s new bug bounty protects hackers — and your warranty

9/6/2018, 4:59:46 PM
Good news if you’re into hacking your car, you probably won’t void your warranty. The electric car giant confirmed the move in a tweet this week. Tesla’s product security policy now says that if, through “good-faith security research” you brick your car, the company wi… ✔ Good news if you’re into hacking your car, you probably won’t void your warranty ✔ Tesla said the new bug bounty, which went into effect during the Def Con security conference last month, was in response to researchers who were concerned that hacking their cars might affect their warranty


Twitter boss admits algorithms 'unfairly filtered' 600,000 accounts

9/6/2018, 5:00:28 PM
According to the CEO, the company's algorithms were to blame for hiding some members from its auto-complete search and latest results. Dorsey says the firm has since 'corrected' the issue. ✔ 'Our technology was using a decision-making criteria that considers the behaviour of people following these accounts.' 'We decided that wasn't fair, and corrected ✔ Ms Sandberg said Facebook is working with outside experts in dealing with security concerns, adding: 'We are more determined than our opponents and we will keep fighting.'


Investor Test Case in Volkswagen Emssions Scandal Goes to Court Next Week

9/6/2018, 6:25:44 PM
Volkswagen AG could have to pay up to $11 billion in damages related to its diesel emissions-cheating scandal if a German court sides with investors in a lawsuit that goes to trial next week. ✔ Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany ✔ This is the largest outstanding legal risk for the company, said Arndt Ellinghorst, automotive analyst at Evercore ISI, a London-based brokerage ✔ The largest fine imposed on an auto company for environmental violations until then was in 2014, when the EPA and U.S. Justice Department imposed a fine on Hyundai Motor Co. of $91 per vehicle, or about $100 million in total


Van is ripped open in horror crash as Ukrainian driver 'falls asleep' at wheel

9/6/2018, 5:48:41 PM
FOOTAGE has been caught of the horrific moment a van veers into an oncoming truck and is ripped open by the impact. Taking place on August 28 in Ukraine, the driver was said to be sleeping at the w… ✔ Newsflare 2 The passengers were carried out of the van by fellow motorists However, the two passengers are carried out of the car with the help of passers-by ✔ ''We think that he had fallen asleep while he was driving.'' Meanwhile, a spokesperson from the State Emergency Service, said: According to the preliminary information, there are no deaths ✔ Passengers were hospitalised, all of them were conscious after the incident


Ford teases Mustang-inspired electric crossover due in 2020

9/6/2018, 6:45:45 PM
The automaker believes its high-riding pony ute can deliver 300 miles of electric range. ✔ Enlarge Image The ride height remains hidden, probably because enthusiasts need the idea of a Mustang-inspired SUV to be distributed in small, easy-to-process doses ✔ It appears that Ford has chosen to gloss over one major Mustang-related tie-in for its forthcoming sporty electric ute


BMW launches a personal voice assistant for its cars

9/6/2018, 4:08:57 PM
At TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, BMW today premiered its digital personal assistant for its cars, the aptly named BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant. But you won’t have to say “Hey, BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant” to wake it up. You can give it any name you want. The announcemen… ✔ The announcement comes only a few weeks after BMW also launched its integration with Amazon’s Alexa, but it’s worth stressing that these are complementary technologies ✔ BMW built the assistant on top of Microsoft’s Azure cloud and conversational technologies ✔ For new X5, Z4 and 8 Series models, BMW Assistant support will arrive in the form of an over-the-air software upgrade starting in March 2019


Here's what NFL star Chris Long spent his first big paycheck on

9/6/2018, 4:20:41 PM
"I got tired of it pretty quickly." ✔ Long tells CNBC Make It that he chose to lease the sedan because it thought it was a more sensible choice than some of the flashier vehicles he saw his teammates buying at the time ✔ Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! Dallas Cowboys running back Alfred Morris drives a $2 car    9:47 AM ET Thu, 19 Oct 2017 | 00:49


Toyota recalls a million Prius vehicles citing a fire risk

9/6/2018, 7:09:06 PM
192,000 US cars are eligible for a checkup and repair ✔ Of the million cars, 192,000 of them are in the US, it announced yesterday in a press release ✔ So far, there has been one case reported in Japan of a wire short-circuiting and smoke emitting from the car ✔ In 2013, Toyota recalled 800,000 vehicles after spiders crawling inside the air conditioning units caused airbags to deploy


Uber CEO: ride-hailing will be eclipsed by scooters, bikes, and even flying taxis

9/6/2018, 7:52:09 PM
A decade from now, ride-hailing will be less than 50% of Uber’s business, in terms of transactions, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Thursday at Disrupt SF. The on-stage prediction is in line with recent moves by Uber and its CEO to be part of, and make money from, all the different ways people mig… ✔ The on-stage prediction is in line with recent moves by Uber and its CEO to be part of, and make money from, all the different ways people might move within an urban environment ✔ But the long-term vision, and one that is already in motion, is to move away from travel that relies on passenger cars ✔ Dockless scooters and bikesand someday even flying taxisare central to that plan


A year in, Uber CEO works to rebuild company's reputation

9/6/2018, 4:59:40 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since he stepped into his role as CEO a year ago, Dara Khosrowshahi has had to deal with wave after wave of major scandals and bad press, much of which he inh ✔ NEW YORK (AP) Ever since he stepped into his role as CEO a year ago, Dara Khosrowshahi has had to deal with wave after wave of major scandals and bad press, much of which he inherited from his predecessor, Travis Kalanick ✔ A: We're looking at the second half of next year toward the end of the year


Apple's upcoming iPhone XS will use USB-C for the first time 

9/6/2018, 5:24:05 PM
According to leaks ahead of next week's global launch, Apple is set to include a Lightning connection to USB-C a charging cable with its next iPhone. ✔ Faced with the prospect of more incompatibility issues, Twitter users have voiced their complaints about the purported change ahead of the Apple launch event next week ✔ All three models could also have charge that lasts for more than a day thanks to a new processor that is set to increase battery life by as much as 40 per cent


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