The Latest: Renault targets Chinese market with urban car
10/2/2018, 9:28:02 AMPARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris Auto Show (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Renault is displaying a new subcompact urban electric vehicle aimed at Chi ✔ PARIS (AP) The Latest on the Paris Auto Show (all times local): 11:25 a.m. Renault is displaying a new subcompact urban electric vehicle aimed at China, the world's largest car market, during the Paris Motor Show ✔ Those are the challenges that will be on the minds of auto executives when they gather this week ahead of the Paris Motor Show at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center
Teenagers who play Grand Theft Auto are more likely to get into fights
10/2/2018, 11:58:34 AMResearchers from New Hampshire, USA, analysed 17,000 youngsters aged nine to 19 over seven-year period for the latest study. ✔ 'If your kids are playing these games, either these games are having a warping effect on right and wrong or they have a warped sense of right or wrong and that’s why they are attracted to these games ✔ The discovery challenges previous findings that all video games have the capacity to enhance some aspects of mental processing and boost short-term memory
Missing this vital car check could cost you up to £10,000 and 12 penalty points
10/2/2018, 10:40:25 AMCAR OWNERS are being urged to check the depth of the tread on their tyres to avoid unsafe driving, as well as up to a £10,000 fine and 12 penalty points. Driving with a bald or under-depth tyre is … ✔ Beyond a monthly check of tyre tread and pressure, it's also recommended to test both before a long journey ✔ Inadequate tread or incorrect pressure mean one thing: the safety systems on your vehicle will not work as efficiently ✔ That's why regular checks on tyre inflation and tread depth are so important
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Mercedes-AMG E53 2018 international first drive
10/2/2018, 1:26:38 AMAnother day, another Mercedes-AMG debut. Benz’ go-fast division has been particularly busy introducing high-performance variants of almost every car Mercedes sells - as well as its own models such as the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door. ✔ Quick enough, it lacks the blood and thunder of a Mercedes-AMG V8, feeling adequate if not extraordinary ✔ Likely to cost more than $150,000, the E53 reaches Australian shores in the fourth quarter of 2019 ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)
The Latest: BMW getting for 'worse options' in Brexit
10/2/2018, 11:42:07 AMPARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris auto show (all times local): 1:25 p.m. BMW says its Mini and Rolls Royce factories in the U.K. will halt productio ✔ PARIS (AP) The Latest on the Paris auto show (all times local): 1:25 p.m. BMW says its Mini and Rolls Royce factories in the U.K ✔ There will be a 4-week stoppage at the Mini plant from late March, when Britain officially exits the EU, and a two-week pause at the Rolls Royce factory ✔ Doubts about diesel, Brexit, trade worries, tighter emissions controls
The Latest: Ferrari to sell new model to only 499 people
10/2/2018, 10:23:15 AMPARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris Auto Show (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Ferrari says its new Monza SP1 and SP2 supercars will cost 1.6 million eur ✔ PARIS (AP) The Latest on the Paris Auto Show (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Ferrari says its new Monza SP1 and SP2 supercars will cost 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) each for the 499 people lucky enough to be invited to buy one ✔ Doubts about diesel, Brexit, trade worries, tighter emissions controls
Smart unveils its oh-so-cute Forease urban EV concept
10/2/2018, 7:49:11 AMSmart's latest urban driver is the roofless Forease. ✔ The new model pays tribute to Smart's last two concept cars, the Crossblade and Forspeed, but is based on the standard production ForTwo and is thus drivable ✔ There are also round displays instead of air vents, because who needs air vents, baby, we're in a convertible! In all seriousness, it's the electric drive train that counts the most ✔ Follow all the latest news from Paris Auto Show 2018 here!
Police looking to expand Kia Stinger fleet | Drive.com.au
10/2/2018, 1:26:36 AMThe Kia Stinger could begin to replace general duty Police vehicles as well as entire Highway Patrol fleets with South Australia and the Northern Territory evaluating less-powerful models. ✔ What Does Fuel Emissions and Consumption Really Mean ✔ It runs on 91 [RON unleaded] and you don’t need to load it up with high-end stuff ✔ That was one of the big things with the Queensland Police and the numbers accountants - over the life of the car it will save money ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)
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Hitting the road with Forza Horizon 4 | Drive.com.au
10/2/2018, 5:41:12 AMSet in Great Britain, Forza Horizon 4 presents as the ultimate form of automotive escapism, bringing an open-plan world where drivers can do as they please. ✔ Naturally, you can vary the skill of computer-generated opponents to match your level, and drive with a variety of assistance systems in place or switch them off as you see fit ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)
Renault's EZ-ULTIMO is a self-driving luxury lounge
10/2/2018, 8:11:16 AMRenault's EZ-Ultimo will take you to the airport or a business meeting in style. ✔ Even boarding the vehicle is meant to be an experience ✔ It's also obviously a way to market its styling and engineering chops, but that alone doesn't justify the expense in developing such costly vehicles ✔ Follow all the latest news from Paris Auto Show 2018 here!
How Fiat digitally designed the sporty 124 Spider convertible
10/2/2018, 11:24:32 AMPractical expertise and computerised precision ✔ With it, we can check and compare multiple shapes in real time in the virtual room while also looking at competitors ✔ John Brandon, a journalist who's been writing about cars for 12 years, puts a new car and its cutting-edge tech through the paces every week ✔ One goal: To find out which new technologies will lead us to fully driverless cars
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Kia warming up for locally-tuned Cerato GT | Drive.com.au
10/2/2018, 8:34:26 AMKia says the local Cerato GT hatch will replicate the South Korean K3 GT rather than the European-spec Ceed GT shown at the Paris motor show today. ✔ GREEN CARS - FIND OUT MORE No, that’s not certain [getting only an automatic transmission] ✔ It will be around the 150kW and 265Nm mark, around that area ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)
Hyundai, Kia heat up Paris Motor Show
10/2/2018, 8:43:54 AMundefined ✔ Across the booth, Hyundai Motor unveiled the latest variant of its N lineup, the i30 Fastback N, which is a longer and lower version of the i30 N hatchback ✔ Peugeot also presented the new 508 SW station wagon, the e-LEGEND Concept full EV and its new hybrid plug-in engines for the first time, while Renault showcased the facelifted versions of the Kadjar and Twingo
Kia's e-Niro crossover goes almost 300 miles on a charge
10/2/2018, 11:14:43 AMKia has unveiled the e-Niro, one of the longest-range EVs in the world. ✔ Gallery: Kia e-Niro EV crossover | 12 Photos 12 Kia is making its range claims using Europe's new WLTP combined cycle, rather than the old NEDC tests ✔ It will enter production soon and go on sale in select European markets by the end of 2018 ✔ Follow all the latest news from Paris Auto Show 2018 here!
Sony RX100 VI review: a peerless point-and-shoot with a DSLR price tag
10/2/2018, 12:23:00 AMCompact and easy to use, the RX100 VI is the most impressive point-and-shoot I've used, even if you could get a DSLR and two lenses for the same price. ✔ Technology Home tech Sony RX100 VI review: a peerless point-and-shoot with a DSLR price tag By Peter Wells1 October 2018 11:58am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size In 2018, when the best smartphones take phenomenal photographs, it is hard to justify a standalone camera ✔ The one letdown is no support for an external microphone, which rules out the RX100 VI for run and gun video journalists
2019 BMW 3 Series gets trick chassis and iDrive tech, $40,200 price tag
10/2/2018, 10:14:32 AMWith new suspension and infotainment technology, and healthy turbocharged power, BMW hopes the 3 Series will once again become the benchmark for all luxury/sport sedans. ✔ Drivers can switch between Comfort and Sport profiles, as well as a fully Adaptive mode that makes adjustments based on driving style ✔ I'll be curious to test this tech in person, especially since my experiences with MBUX have been hit or miss, to say the least ✔ Enlarge Image The 330i and M340i will go on sale early next year, with the 330e plug-in hybrid following in 2020
GTA Online Brings Back an Updated Sumo Mode
10/2/2018, 1:49:10 AMThe game of King of the Ring returns. ✔ This week, GTA Online is pitting players head to head ✔ Well, I suppose more literally it would be hood to hood ✔ We got a chance to check it out for ourselves, and though we definitely have some practicing to do, it was a game of king of the ring that I’m looking forward to jumping back into
Severn crossing tolls will be scrapped in December saving drivers £1,400 a year
10/2/2018, 11:02:17 AMCOMMUTERS were today handed a £1,400 boost as the Government announced tolls on the Severn crossing will be scrapped from December. The £5.60 charge will end a week before Christmas – giving … ✔ 2 The move was announced by Wales Secretary Alun Cairns Wales Secretary Alun Cairns announced details of the move at the Tory conference in Birmingham today ✔ Ministers are able to abolish the tolls because the two bridges passed into public hands earlier this year
Connected Cars Can Lie, Posing A New Threat To Smart Cities
10/2/2018, 9:57:50 AMResearch has uncovered a previously unknown weakness in smart city systems: devices that trust each other. That could lead to some pretty terrible traffic. ✔ Therefore, if a connected car reports that it is stopped a long distance back from an intersection, the algorithm will assume there is a long line of older vehicles queuing ahead of it ✔ Then the system would allocate a long green light for that lane because of the long queue it thinks is there, but really isn’t ✔ This article originally appeared in The Conversation
Engineer spends $6,000 invalidating Waymo's lidar patents
10/2/2018, 9:34:45 AMWaymo's patent claims are either not original or make no sense, the USPTO rules. ✔ Getty Images An engineer with no connection to the self-driving industry has spent $6,000 of his own money to stop Alphabet's self-driving car business Waymo from patenting key technology ✔ Now it turns out Uber may not have had to give in, as most parts of the 936 patent claims were rejected
Analyst claims Al Gore could be a good fit as new Tesla chairman
10/2/2018, 1:53:24 AMAl Gore could be a good fit to replace Elon Musk as chairman, according to analyst Gene Munster. Musk will resign as Tesla chairman within 45 days as part of his settlement with the SEC. ✔ In a shock announcement in August, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he has weighed taking the electric car company private at $420 a share ✔ The company is likely to report production numbers this week and financial results from that quarter in early November
These new Tile trackers mean there's even less excuse for losing your keys
10/2/2018, 10:14:19 AMA new Tile Mate and Tile Pro ✔ Often find yourself losing your car keys and not being able to find them when you're in a rush on a morning ✔ The alarm on the Pro is twice as loud as the last generation product, meaning you're even more likely to hear it going off around your home ✔ It'll be in beta at launch, but it's expected to learn your routine over time and predict whether you're leaving something behind as you leave the house
Devastation emerges from deadly Indonesian earthquake: At least 1,200 killed, disaster agency says early detection system failed
10/2/2018, 5:21:51 AMThe full scope of devastation in the city of Palu in indonesia is becoming clearer, days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit the region. Scores of people are thought to remain trapped in the rubble on the island of Sulawesi. ✔ Special rescue teams arrived on Monday to begin digging ✔ According to The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, relatives have sifted through body bags searching for their loved ones ✔ The injured lie on the ground as they wait to be transported via the airport in Palu ✔ This is something we must evaluate for the future
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