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Here's how you can get your next MOT test for as little as £1.49 - but there's a catch

9/10/2018, 1:40:34 PM
DRIVERS could save more than £50 the next time they take their car in for an MOT. The compulsory road worthiness check can be costly for motorists, especially if their car needs any repairs before … ✔ Alamy 2 An MOT makes sure your car meets legal safety standards for UK roads But Halfords is offering Brits a chance to supplement the initial cost of the check, which could end up costing just £1.49 ✔ And motorists have up to 13 months to redeem their free check ✔ We hope this will give them the encouragement to get their MOT booked


Car number plates may get a makeover as Government considers turning them green

9/10/2018, 1:08:04 PM
CARS may literally have to go green, as the government asks Brits if low-emission motors should have green-coloured number plates. The Department of Transport hopes the change will promote awarenes… ✔ Nations from around the world are expected to come together to develop the uptake of low-emission transport ✔ Green plates would be more noticeable to road users, and this increased attraction can help normalise the idea of clean vehicles, highlighting the changing social norms around vehicle ownership


Bloke lends best mate £112k Maserati – but car immediately gets written off in 100mph spin

9/10/2018, 2:48:06 PM
THIS is the moment a man writes off a Maserati on a motorway going over 110mph after he borrowed it from a friend. ✔ The authorities said they immediately tracked down Shi's contact information and asked him, as well as his two passengers, to seek shelter by the roadside in order to avoid a secondary accident ✔ The car's insurer is not expected to pay out in full due to the unlawful cause of the accident, the police said


Out This Week: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K19, Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit

9/10/2018, 4:14:58 PM
Lara Croft's adventures continues, NBA 2K hits two decades and Nintendo wants you to build a car. ✔ With so many new games and movies coming out, it can be hard to keep up ✔ The advanced HD rumble technology provides a more realistic sense of interaction and feeling with Asuka, helping guide players to react to her signals and deliver some much-needed relaxation


Mercedes-Benz’s new mobility concept is autonomous, electric, modular, and ugly

9/10/2018, 3:33:58 PM
The future is making my eyes hurt ✔ Anyone else think that the new @MercedesBenz Vision Urbanetic concept looks like an angry bike helmet?https://t.co/dxgl8hKmyL@roadshow #MercedesBenz #ConceptCar @CarsOfTwitter pic.twitter.com/U3DBBYsJDW Chris Paukert (@CPAutoScribe) September 10, 2018 The new electric transport vehicles from Mercedes present a clear vision of the futurewhere an autonomous toaster can procreate with a PT Cruiser https://t.co/T62ATlTaUU pic.twitter.com/fObOAhmu37 Tom Randall (@tsrandall) September 10, 2018 It may be a little silly-looking, but the Urbanetic isn’t wildly different from the type of vehicle that will likely proliferate in the future, according to cities, tech startups, and automakers


Vietnam's first automaker is quickly getting ready to debut a sedan and a SUV

9/10/2018, 7:21:22 PM
Set to unveil two new models at the Paris Motor Show early next month, VinFast is the brainchild of Pham Nhat Vuong, a Vietnam native who, over the past quarter century, parlayed $40,000 in loans into an empire worth an estimated $10 billion. ✔ Vinfast SUV It was once one of the most dangerous waterways in the world, heavily mined and bombed during the final stages of the Vietnam War, but today, Haiphong Harbor has become the heart of the country's economic boom ✔ At that point, a traditional car company would have sculpted clay models, beginning a process that, just from the design side, could've taken several years


Forget the stock. Tesla's bonds are imploding

9/10/2018, 5:32:49 PM
Red lights are flashing on Wall Street about Tesla's ability to pay back a boatload of debt. ✔ Elon Musk smokes weed during interview Red lights are flashing on Wall Street about Tesla's ability to pay back a pile of debt ✔ However, other analysts are skeptical that Tesla can accelerate or even maintain this production pace long enough to be profitable


Musk's defiant, rebel CEO persona is putting Tesla and its investors at risk, say management experts

9/10/2018, 6:40:30 PM
Although CEOs typically benefit from what psychologists call "idiosyncrasy credits" — allowing them more latitude to take risks, act flamboyant and otherwise push the envelope than rank-and-file employees — Musk's is pushing it too far.  ✔ Source: YouTube Elon Musk smokes marijuana with Joe Rogan's during a taping of Rogan's podcast show ✔ Entrepreneurs often possess a bravado that inspires and excites their staff and convinces people to invest, Pearce said ✔ It's a balancing act, you don't want to lose the spark


These are the top 10 most congested cities outside of London - where you will be stuck in traffic for over 100 seconds every mile

9/10/2018, 2:58:34 PM
THE most congested English cities outside the capital have been revealed – and it’s bad news for drivers in Manchester. A recent government-backed study found drivers could be delayed f… ✔ PA:Press Association 2 Drivers in the busiest cities will be stuck in congestion for more than a minute and a half for each mile they travel Responding to the results of the study, the NIC has called for local authorities to be given increased powers to help them improve traffic flow


The Latest: Clint Bowyer wins 1st stage at Brickyard

9/10/2018, 7:29:17 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR's two races at Indianapolis on Monday (all times local): 3 p.m. Clint Bowyer has won the first stage of the Br ✔ Kurt Busch, Bowyer's teammate at Stewart-Haas Racing, finished second in the stage ✔ crashed out of the race minutes before the end of the stage ✔ The field takes the green flag on a restart during the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis Monday, Sept


The Latest: Justin Allgaier grabs Brickyard victory

9/10/2018, 5:01:46 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR's two races at Indianapolis on Monday (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Justin Allgaier has won the Xfinity Series ✔ The 400-mile Brickyard 400 will follow because both races were rained out over the weekend ✔ Allgaier won in a Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, the team owned by retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr ✔ Tyler Reddick finished second, Ryan Blaney was third and Chase Elliott fourth


The Latest: Brickyard 400 finally underway at Indianapolis

9/10/2018, 6:52:46 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR's two races at Indianapolis on Monday (all times local): 2 p.m. The Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedw ✔ The race had been scheduled for Sunday but continuous rain in Indianapolis prevented any track activity until Monday ✔ NASCAR opened the day with a 250-mile Xfinity Series race won by Justin Allgaier, and now the Cup cars are on track in the final event of the regular season ✔ Kyle Busch was on the pole and trying to win the regular season championship


The Latest: Truex's rough week ends in crash at Indy

9/10/2018, 7:07:01 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on NASCAR's two races at Indianapolis on Monday (all times local): 2:50 p.m. A rough week for Martin Truex Jr. has ended ✔ has ended with a crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ✔ His race came to a halt in the first stage when his Toyota blew a right brake rotor and Truex crashed ✔ He has been competitive with Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick as the trio dominated the regular season


Adobe looks to AI to lift customer experience business

9/10/2018, 1:28:59 PM
For years, marketers have been trying to optimize the online shopping experience to better understand their customers and deliver more customized interactions that ultimately drive more sales. Artificial intelligence was supposed to accelerate that, and today Adobe announced enhancements to Adobe T… ✔ For years, marketers have been trying to optimize the online shopping experience to better understand their customers and deliver more customized interactions that ultimately drive more sales ✔ The idea here is to deliver the right layout at any given time to allow marketing teams to scale personalization and increase the likelihood of action, which in marketing speak means buying something


Experts search for missing rings forged by philosopher Jeremy Bentham

9/10/2018, 12:44:05 PM
University College London scientists are hunting down 26 memorial rings bequeathed by Jeremy Bentham to those he knew and admired, featuring his bust in silhouette and strands of his hair. ✔ They are hoping the descendants of the original owners may be able to help ✔ 21) Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783–1869), politician , Governor of Sierra Leone 1808-10 22) John Tyrrell, barrister 23) José Cecilio del Valle (1780–1834), Guatemalan philosopher and politician 24) Jean-Sylvain de Weyer (1802–74), Belgian politician and de-facto Belgian ambassador to the United Kingdom 25) Mary Watson (presumably another of Bentham's servants) 26) George Wheatley, journalist and author of A Visit (1831)


Uber-style flying taxi to 'ferry Brits through air at 200mph by 2022'

9/10/2018, 3:13:08 PM
HATE airports? A new flying taxi could mean you never have to set foot in Heathrow (or worse, Luton) again. British engineering experts have designed a carbon-fibre taxi that can soar through the a… ✔ Passengers will be taking off from locations very close to their homes or businesses and landing very close to the point of their destination rather than having to travel to an airport 40 to 50 miles outside the city ✔ How much would you be willing to pay for a quick trip from London to Paris


Vertical Aerospace makes ‘flying cars’ with more grounded aspirations

9/10/2018, 7:36:41 PM
The company aims to launch a fully operational "air taxi" service by 2022 ✔ Photo: Vertical Aerospace Vertical Aerospace is a British startup that has built and flown a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft ✔ We’ve learned a lot from Formula 1, both in terms of technology and pace of development, Fitzpatrick said in an email


Watch Elon Musk play the most boring Xbox game ever

9/10/2018, 12:56:36 PM
Musk's Boring Company has some novel ideas ✔ First he appears on the Joe Rogan podcast, smokes a joint and sees stocks in his company Tesla crash 6% ✔ Musk also recently put a request out to developers over Twitter, looking for people to help make super fun games for in-car Tesla entertainment systems ✔ Tech companies need to tackle motion sickness, and fast


Vietnam’s new automaker shows off first vehicles “designed” by its citizens

9/10/2018, 6:30:00 PM
VinFast, Vietnam’s new and only automaker, turned to its citizens to decide what its inaugural vehicles should look like. Now, VinFast is sharing the first images of the final product—a sedan and SUV that will debut Oct. 2 at the Paris Motor Show. The vehicles were officially designed by Ital… ✔ Photo: VinFast VinFast, a unit of Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate Vingroup JS, has a bit of General Motors DNA ✔ The automaker has plans to produce a range of passenger cars and electric scooters, some of which will be exported to foreign markets in the future


Thieves could have cloned Tesla's Model S key fob

9/10/2018, 7:59:41 PM
Tesla has since fixed the vulnerability, but there are questions as to why it was there in the first place. ✔ Model S cars made from June onward have tougher encryption that won't fall prone to the attack, and a software update lets customers with older cars switch to more secure fobs if they want ✔ These findings are ultimately a reminder to the entire automotive industry that security is increasingly important for modern cars, especially with something as important as the key


Here are the 5 best Amazon deals you can get right now

9/10/2018, 4:12:35 PM
This Monday, September 10, you can find awesome deals on true wireless earbuds, the best drones under $200, smart bulbs, rechargeable flashlights and Amazon Echo Shows. ✔ The bulbs also work with Alexa and Google Assistant, so if you have a smart assistant you can control your lights with voice commands ✔ (Photo: Amazon) A smart assistant is amazing for everything from setting timers and alarms and checking the weather to calling friends, listening to music, and building shopping lists ✔ Get the Amazon Echo Show in White for $129.99 (Save $100)


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