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Cadillac pauses its $1,800-per-month car subscription service

11/3/2018, 2:49:06 AM
Book by Cadillac, the $1,800-per-month car subscription service, is ending for the time being. ✔ They were allotted a total of 2,000 miles per month that they could put on the vehicles, and could switch rides at will up to 18 times per year ✔ Audi, BMW, Ford, Volvo, Lexus, Lincoln, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz all have a subscription option, though most are available only in certain markets



Donington Grand Prix Collection: a fond farewell to the UK's 'sumptuous' motorsport museum

11/3/2018, 6:39:52 AM
On the second weekend in October all evidence suggested this was a tourist trap of some distinction, but the reality was more prosaic. ✔ A number of the more interesting cars have been sold (or else returned to their owners), there was some resentment that Wheatcroft Jnr had brought in his collection of military hardware (comprehensive, but not necessarily a natural complement to the original inmates) and there were no attempts to modernise the displays: it retained some allure for aficionados, but its customary emptiness made it feel somewhat forlorn, an analogue relic in a digital age



Adidas is using augmented reality to sell limited-edition sneakers

11/2/2018, 10:18:35 PM
It's never been easy to buy limited-edition sneakers, especially for consumers who may not have the same resources as a reseller. This can be anything from auto... ✔ It's never been easy to buy limited-edition sneakers, especially for consumers who may not have the same resources as a reseller ✔ Adidas itself has tested AR features, though that was simply for marketing purposes ✔ Before the end of the year, Murphy added, we aim to provide more access to our most desired product through the digital lens



No more sickies for Jaguar Land Rover | Drive.com.au

11/2/2018, 8:09:57 PM
Future vehicles to combat motion sickness. ✔ Dr Steve Iley from JLR says he is excited by the benefits this research can have in making long journeys comfortable and stress-free for families ✔ FIND OUT MORE Comments Comments0 No comments have been posted yet ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Volkswagen and Ford mull future partnership | Drive.com.au

11/2/2018, 8:08:49 PM
Ford and Volkswagen may create an alliance to bring affordable electric and autonomous vehicles to the masses. ✔ It is understood that VW’s MEB electric vehicle architecture could underpin the possible joint-venture but VW is already beginning to launch electric vehicles based on the new platform ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)



Uber Details Safety Reforms for Its Embattled Self-Driving Vehicle Unit

11/2/2018, 9:15:07 PM
Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to improve the safety of its self-driving vehicles as it looks to resume testing of the technology suspended earlier this year after one of its cars struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian. ✔ The race to get the vehicles on the road isn’t just about safety ✔ It will also improve its software to better detect objects or people more quickly ✔ Some of those drivers, whose job is to remain alert and take the wheel if something goes awry, had limited prior training and no safety background



Red Dead Redemption 2: HUGE News as Rockstar get ready for Red Dead 2 Online in November

11/3/2018, 7:39:16 AM
ROCKSTAR has been handed some great Red Dead Redemption 2 news ahead of the release for Red Dead 2 Online later this month. ✔ Following a botched robbery in the western town of Blackwater, the gang is forced to flee and, with federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, leaving Arthur to make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him



Elon Musk says Tesla might make an electric bike

11/2/2018, 9:47:44 PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Recode published on Friday that Tesla might make an electric bike. ✔ The automaker also plans to make the Model Y crossover SUV and a new version of its Roadster sports car ✔ I think we've got the most exciting product roadmap of any company in the world, Musk told Recode ✔ Of Tesla's upcoming products, Musk has said he is most excited about the pickup truck ✔ Contact this reporter at mmatousek@businessinsider.com



Elon Musk says Apple 'doesn’t ‘blow people’s minds anymore'

11/2/2018, 10:17:02 PM
In a wide-ranging interview, Musk talked about his controversial Twitter behavior, Tesla's Model 3 manufacturing process and where he sees SpaceX heading next, among other things. ✔ 'I am not a top donor to any political party,' he said ✔ We either found a way or, by will and inventiveness, created entirely new solutions that were thought impossible ✔ Transporting entire production lines across the world in massive cargo planes ✔ I think we just became a real car company … Thank you for your hard work and dedication, Elon



Spotlight: Are our phones listening in?

11/3/2018, 3:46:03 AM
Shoosh! Our phones might be eavesdropping. You think I'm being paranoid? ✔ Then check out those online stories about people having chats to friends and family with their smartphones lying within easy earshot, only to find – what a coincidence! – advertisements later popping up on their Facebook and Instagram accounts related to the car, holiday destination or shoes they'd been talking about ✔ Many apps ask us for access to the microphone – including games like Honey Quest used by children ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age



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