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Honest John: my garage says my car needs a new ABS braking pump, but how can I be sure?

9/14/2018, 4:05:28 PM
If your car has developed a fault, or for consumer advice, turn to Honest John by emailing honestadvice@telegraph. ✔ This seems a very large amount of money to spend – is that a reasonable sum for this kind of work ✔ How do I know that it’s not just a fault with the warning light, as it came onduring the recent extremely hot weather ✔ If the pump is faulty, can it be repaired at a lower price rather than replaced


New super 'yellow vulture' speed cameras can catch you eating & on the phone

9/14/2018, 1:25:21 PM
A NEW generation of speed cameras tracking every inch of car journeys are being introduced. The average speed cameras can snare drivers day or night in a bid to curb crashes.   What are the new sup… ✔ Drivers eating, drinking or smoking when they're meant to be keeping their eye on the road are also clocked, Devon Live reports ✔ It is expected that they will be rolled out across the country if they prove a success ✔ They face oncoming traffic and can do a lot more than catch those speeding


UK-made cars won’t meet EU standards in a No Deal Brexit, warns doom-mongers

9/14/2018, 2:13:55 PM
SHOULD the UK come away with a No Deal Brexit, car makers will need to double-up on their safety and emissions tests to export and sell in EU countries. The government has set out new no-deal guide… ✔ Every vehicle will be affected by the no-deal scenario, as well as tractors and all types of non-road going engines ✔ But a hard Brexit will cost Jaguar Land Rover more than £1.2 billion a year - it’s horrifying, wiping our profit, destroying investment in the autonomous, zero-emissions, we want to share ✔ Job losses would be counted into tens of thousands if we do not get the right Brexit deal, he added


This is how much money Ferrari, Ford and Porsche make every single second

9/14/2018, 5:25:07 PM
IN JUST a mere second, Toyota earns nearly £6,000 revenue and £430 profit. It also makes 17 cars every minute, according to a new interactive tool made by motor trade insurer Staveley Head. Meanwhi… ✔ IN JUST a mere second, Toyota earns nearly £6,000 revenue and £430 profit ✔ Staveley Head 1 All in a day's work - how much car brands make in 24 hours According to Staveley Head, it takes Mercedes just 1.8 minutes to make £27,600 - the average a hardworking Brit makes in a year


British Superbikes at Oulton Park and World Superbikes at Portimao: preview

9/14/2018, 5:12:25 PM
Oulton Park in Cheshire will this weekend host the first of the three end-of-season Showdown rounds that will decide the 2018 British Superbike champion. ✔ Earlier in the season it was Haslam who was dominant at Oulton Park, taking both race wins; last season he won twice from four starts at the circuit ✔ Alex Lowes (Yamaha) 193     For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or sign up to our newsletter here A-Z Car Finder


Mercedes-Benz turns to SoundHound for in-vehicle voice assistant

9/14/2018, 2:14:33 PM
Drivers of new Mercedes-Benz A-Class vehicles will soon be able to talk to their cars. And the cars will respond. Ask the car to turn on the heads-up display or for sports scores. Say you’re hungry and it will suggest restaurants. The new in-vehicle assistant utilizes local and cloud data to … ✔ Drivers of new Mercedes-Benz A-Class vehicles will soon be able to talk to their cars ✔ The service is location-aware, too, allowing the driver to ask about nearby restaurants without specifying a city to search within ✔ Car companies cannot simply turn to Amazon and build-in Alexa; Alexa is not meant for in-car users


Lyft hires yet another ex-Tesla employee

9/14/2018, 3:11:26 PM
Lyft is on a bit of a Tesla poaching spree while Tesla employees are exiting in droves. The latest ex-Tesla employee to join Lyft is Cal Lankton, who most recently led the development of Tesla’s electric vehicle charging network up until May. At Lyft, Lankton will serve as VP of infrastructur… ✔ With Cal and Geoffrey leading our retail strategy, I am confident that our next-generation service centers will exceed driver expectations, and they will see the results of this team’s dedication reflected in their earnings, McNeill said in a statement


Motorsport: Supercars Sandown 500 preview | Drive.com.au

9/14/2018, 7:53:54 PM
Our form guide to the favourites and darkhorses for this weekend's Supercars endurance race, including 2018 season of endurance entry list.


2018 Skoda Kodiaq Sportline she says, he says review | Drive.com.au

9/14/2018, 7:53:56 PM
Drive road testers Daniela Intili and David McCowen look at the 2018 Skoda Kodiaq Sportline, including price, specifications, performance, key options and more.


Who will be Elon Musk's first SpaceX passenger on moon mission?

9/14/2018, 5:23:17 PM
Who will be the first passenger to secure a golden ticket to go to the moon in Elon Musk's rocket ship? ✔ The bets are on, and seven names have emerged as potential candidates ✔ Musk's space exploration company SpaceX has already sent a Tesla car and a cage of mice into orbit ✔ Few details have been revealed so far, save an icon of a Japanese flag in a cryptic tweet from Musk, and the promise of a passenger name on Monday


I Love the Labo Vehicle Kit's Pedal, and I'm Not Entirely Sure Why

9/14/2018, 3:20:51 PM
Magic my foot. ✔ You feel the chug of a trundling engine as you begin to put pedal to the corrugated card, an increasingly frantic pulse when tugging an afterburner pulley, even a thump as your car lands a jump ✔ But I would have been back when I was playing Time Crisis


UK warns of satellite and space program problems in case of Brexit ‘no deal’

9/14/2018, 6:58:44 PM
The UK government says that access to satellites and space surveillance programs will suffer in the event of a “no deal” departure from the European Union . Britain has less than six months to go before the country leaves the 28 member state bloc, after a little over half the country vo… ✔ But the government said that the UK will no longer play any part of the European’s GPS efforts, shutting out businesses, academics and researchers who will be shut out of future contracts, and may face difficulty carrying out and completing existing contracts


Crypto’s second bubble, Juul has 60 days and three Chinese IPOs

9/14/2018, 1:14:02 PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. After a long run of having guests climb aboard each week, we took a pause on that front, bringing together three of our regular hosts instead: Connie Loizos, Danny Chrich… ✔ The Food and Drug Administration has put Juul on a countdown to get its act together regarding teens and smoking ✔ The firm won’t begin trading until the 20th, but it’s one more massive deal that got done in 2018 ✔ Equity drops every Friday at 6:00 am PT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Downcast and all the casts


The Weather Channel’s viral demo shows ‘worst case scenario’ of storm surge

9/14/2018, 2:35:53 PM
The Weather Channel's new immersive reality programming gives viewers a firsthand look inside dangerous weather phenomena. ✔ The brackish liquid is more like an ominous, insurmountable wall, one with enough force to lift 3,000-pound cars, flatten neighborhoods and leave a landscape of devastation in its wake ✔ On YouTube, commenters who’d viewed the viral storm surge video said the power of illustrating a hurricane’s wrath was undeniable ✔ From our studio in downtown Atlanta, we’ll be able to take you all over the world


NVIDIA’s RTX cards are a gamble on the future of gaming

9/14/2018, 1:03:46 PM
There are more exciting things than ray-tracing on the horizon. ✔ NVIDIA's RTX series of GPUs has been a long time coming ✔ But what if you could remove a load from those shading cores entirely ✔ The same tech that lets the 2080 Ti hit 4K at 60FPS could help power, for example, a Switch 2 that's far less compromised on the go


The best electric kettle

9/14/2018, 4:06:53 PM
Cuisinart still makes the best electric kettle, according to our friend at Wirecutter. ✔ One of our staffers has used it every day, sometimes up to four or five times a day over the past year, and they reported that it has never broken or acted up ✔ When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commissions


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