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2008-2015 Chrysler Grand Voyager used car review | Drive.com.au

10/4/2018, 8:53:33 AM
How has the American people mover aged? CarReview - drive.com.au ✔ But considering the US market’s reputation for getting family trucksters `right’ maybe that shouldn’t be the case ✔ When shopping, try to find an example that hasn’t been beaten half to death by its previous family ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Kia Stinger hanging in the balance | Drive.com.au

10/4/2018, 6:36:38 AM
It’s early days for the Kia Stinger but the South Korean maker admits the car has been more of a branding exercise than a viable model. ✔ Whether there will be a replacement is too early to say, he told Drive ✔ We are in a company that even if they do understand the potential of the value of this brand building object, we still have to be economically successful with that vehicle ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



NASA has commanded the Mars Curiosity rover to switch "brains"

10/4/2018, 11:29:41 AM
Curiosity has a headache but NASA neurosurgeons have stepped in to keep the car-sized robot operational. ✔ Notably, Side A was the brain that Curiosity was using when it landed on the red planet in 2012 ✔ It hasn't been a particularly great few months for Mars rovers ✔ Taking It to Extremes: Mix insane situations -- erupting volcanoes, nuclear meltdowns, 30-foot waves -- with everyday tech



Benz adamant that A35 is a 'real AMG' | Drive.com.au

10/4/2018, 8:53:35 AM
AMG boss Tobias Moers has defended newer entry-level models, claiming variants like the new A35 hot hatch expand the brand's reach rather than watering it down. ✔ Packing 225kW of power along with all-wheel-drive, big brakes and track-tuned suspension, the new Mercedes-AMG A35 shapes up as a rival to the likes of VW’s Golf R and Audi’s RS3 - machine which cost around $20,000 less than its A45 big brother ✔ AMG should be the most successful sport and performance car [brand] ✔ The A35 hatch will be joined by a new A45 AMG in the second half of 2019 ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



SoftBank and Toyota want driverless cars to change the world

10/4/2018, 5:52:14 AM
Softbank and Toyota are partnering on an effort to use autonomous vehicles and other technologies to change the world of transportation. ✔ The company's $100 billion Vision Fund, its tech-focused investment arm, committed $2.3 billion to General Motors' self-driving car unit GM Cruise earlier this year ✔ The two companies have a number of investments and partnerships with ride-hailing startups including Uber, China's Didi Chuxing and Singapore-based Grab



Toyota, SoftBank tie up on autonomous vehicle services

10/4/2018, 9:23:54 AM
Japan's No. 1 automaker Toyota Motor Corp and technology giant SoftBank Group Corp are setting up a joint venture to create mobility services in what they called a "united Japan" effort to face global competition. The venture, Monet Technologies Corp, capitalized at 2 billion yen, is meant to be running… ✔ Representative Director and CTO of SoftBank Corp Junichi Miyakawa, left and Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corp Shigeki Tomoyama shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday ✔ This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.



Carmakers from China, Vietnam knocking on Europe

10/4/2018, 6:42:02 AM
undefined ✔ The vehicle interior is highlighted by a 2-millimeter-thin touchscreen in the center console, as well as a smartphone-controlled air conditioning system, though several car experts at the show said the user interface system of the car still has a lot of room to improve



2019 Nissan Leaf unveiled | Drive.com.au

10/4/2018, 9:22:08 AM
One third of Nissan's range to be electric by 2022. ✔ While Lester was reluctant to confirm any details about the future product plans, it is expected the next-generation Qashqai due in 2020 will be a key part of Nissan's electrified plan ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Peugeot 508 SW and Citroen C5 Aircross confirmed for OZ | Drive.com.au

10/4/2018, 6:36:37 AM
Stylish French wagon and SUV coming to Australian showrooms in 2019. ✔ The C5 Aircross will arrive in the year Citroen celebrates its 100th anniversary and gives the brand its first stab at the wildly popular mid-sized SUV market ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



SoftBank and Toyota team up to develop services powered by self-driving vehicles

10/4/2018, 5:50:28 AM
SoftBank is getting into self-driving car services after the Japanese tech giant announced a joint-venture with Toyota in its native Japan. SoftBank is invested in Uber and a range of other ride-hailing startups like Didi in China and Grab in Southeast Asia, but this initiative with Toyota is not r… ✔ SoftBank said that the business will be focused on the Japanese market with an eye to future expansion on the global market ✔ SoftBank’s autonomous vehicle projects including a bus that it is developing in partnership with China’s Baidu ✔ Toyota’s mobility business shifts into high gear at CES



'Tougher eco rules in Europe chance for Hyundai, Kia'

10/4/2018, 6:41:59 AM
undefined ✔ As said earlier, by 2025, the company plans to have 16 electrified vehicles of five hybrids, five PHEVs, five EVs and one FCEV in total, he said ✔ The trend of stronger environmental regulation is really improving Hyundai as a brand, Schmid said ✔ We are no longer just a value for the money car but moving into the real brand which is very hot



Toyota and SoftBank enter into joint venture for driverless vehicle services

10/4/2018, 9:47:02 AM
Toyota and SoftBank are forming a joint venture to offer services using autonomous vehicles, in a sign both are making significant bets on the technology. ✔ Three quarters of individuals are concerned about driverless cars The decision to form a joint venture, of which SoftBank will own just over half, comes as the latest in a series of efforts by both companies to move into driverless technology ✔ SoftBank has various strategic investments in e-hailing companies and now they have started expanding in developing new chip specifically for autonomous cars



Toyota, SoftBank Join Forces to Build Self-Driving Cars That Deliver Meals, Health Care

10/4/2018, 8:14:34 AM
The companies hope to deliver robot-cooked meals or provide medical checkups en route to hospitals to an ageing populace in Japan using Toyota electric vehicles by the latter half the 2020s ✔ He cited SoftBank’s growing number of investments in self-driving technologies, which include General Motors Co.’s self-driving car unit Cruise ✔ 13) How Driverless Cars Are Going to Change Cities (June 26) Honda to Invest $2.75 Billion in GM’s Self-Driving Car Unit (Oct



Cadillac outranks Tesla in Consumer Reports semi-autonomous tests

10/4/2018, 10:13:49 AM
Super Cruise had the edge over Autopilot in safety features. ✔ Both rivals fared well in terms of abilities -- Cadillac's advantage was in safety ✔ Cadillac's system was also clearest about when drivers could use it ✔ All the same, the rankings are a reminder that semi-autonomous driving features are still young, and that a tech-focused company like Tesla isn't guaranteed to dominate



Financial Big Data: The Traces Of Trillions In Economic Activity

10/4/2018, 6:51:37 AM
There are four essential areas that investment firms need to know about in order to compete, said Tammer Kamel, CEO of Quandl. These are: statistics 101; data science (the icing on the cake is machine learning and AI); some non-financial domain knowledge; and good old capital markets know-how. ✔ He illustrated each area with a dataset that Quandl works with ✔ We then have to look at all the contracts and agreements along the chain ✔ Editor's note:  Newsweek Media Group and International Business Times partnered with Structure to host this week's Artificial Intelligence & Data Science event



The 100 coolest people in UK tech

10/4/2018, 6:28:03 AM
This is Business Insider's latest ranking of the 100 coolest people in UK tech. We define cool as having done influential and interesting things — whether it's getting a new job, raising money, growing a giant audience on YouTube, or just being really, really good at Fortnite. ✔ Shayanne Gal/Business Insider It has been an epochal year for the British technology industry, provoking searching questions about protecting people's privacy and safety, and regulating Silicon Valley's behemoths ✔ Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI Charlie Brooker is an unusual quality in this list



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