Have you bought fake car insurance? Your motor could still be crushed for it
11/14/2018, 3:35:53 PMA CRACKDOWN of uninsured drivers has sparked a warning from police to those who have bought fake policies from ‘ghost brokers’. Nearly £165,000 has been conned out of innocent Brits thi… ✔ Nearly £165,000 has been conned out of innocent Brits thinking they're buying cover in the last four years ✔ The City of London Police's IFED is now urging drivers to be cautious of cheap car cover offers ✔ We'd encourage drivers to be wary of heavily discounted prices they see on the internet or are offered directly
Car Parts Maker ZF Is Using Drones to Deliver Parts to Its Factories | Digital Trends
11/14/2018, 2:35:08 PMZF is a car parts manufacturer, but it's trying to keep the roads clear with its latest initiative. The company recently became the first in Germany to receive approval to use drones to deliver spare parts its central warehouses to its workshops. The six-motor drones can carry up to 6.5 pounds of goods. ✔ Per the company, that’s about all that is needed to move small parts and tools that need to make their way to the factories ✔ In the long term, the car parts manufacturer is hoping it will be able to expand to other areas and make deliveries outside of the current areas the pilot program is restricted to
Tesla, GM and Nissan will fight to maintain EV tax credits together
11/14/2018, 12:11:05 PMThe want the credit cap on EV sales lifted. ✔ That means buyers taking delivery of a Model S or X between January 1st and June 30th 2019 will get a $3,750 credit, which is halved after July 1st and will then end on December 31st ✔ It's no coincidence the group is launching in the wake of the Midterms that saw Democrats regain the House and Republicans increase their hold over the Senate
Ford and Walmart to partner on self-driving deliveries
11/14/2018, 2:49:31 PMFord wants to deliver everything from groceries to pet food and diapers. ✔ Back in January, it announced multiple pilot programs with Postmates to explore ways of integrating the on-demand delivery service with its autonomous vehicles platform ✔ Ditching humans in favor of self-driving cars could help it to further reduce costs -- until the rise of the drones, that is
Aston Martin DBX SUV Prototype Debuts Under Camouflage | Digital Trends
11/14/2018, 2:43:48 PMWhen it launches in 2019, the Aston Martin DBX will be the British automaker's first SUV. In the meantime, camouflaged DBX prototypes will undergo strenuous testing around the world. The SUV will be built at Aston Martin's new factory in St. Athan, Wales, which will also build electric cars. ✔ PreviousNext 1 of 13 The idea of an Aston Martin SUV may seem strange, given Aston’s history ✔ As is becoming typical with these teases, Aston mentioned a tough testing regime including stints in the Arctic and Middle Eastern deserts
Ford and Walmart Join to Study Consumer Reactions to Robotic Delivery | Digital Trends
11/14/2018, 3:45:54 PMLast week it was Ford and VW and this week Ford and Walmart are signaling a desire to work together on autonomous vehicles solutions. Ford and the giant retailer will study consumer reactions to self-driving delivery vehicles. The purpose of the research is to discover the services people want. ✔ Like us, Walmart believes that self-driving vehicles have an important role to play in the future of delivery, and that true success comes from first learning how individuals want to use them in their daily lives, said Brian Wolf, Ford’s autonomous vehicle business lead, in a statement released by Ford
Wynd announces a new air purifier and desktop monitor
11/14/2018, 2:03:36 PMAs far as goals for hardware startups go, you could do worse than ridding the air of allergens, pollutants and the like. Launched in 2016 as a Kickstarter project, Wynd is going back to the crowdfunding well this week for two new hardware products. Wind Halo is a pretty nice-looking (from the press… ✔ Of course, knowing what’s in the air isn’t much use unless you can actually do something about it ✔ There’s also an auto mode for those who don’t care to invest in both devices ✔ The Halo and Home Purifier run $89 and $239, respectively, and are set to start shipping in May
Pocket Casts' new features make it arguably the best podcast app
11/14/2018, 3:06:46 PMThings like episode search, improved syncing and Siri Shortcuts make Pocket Casts even better. ✔ It's also super easy to use, thanks to a search box that sits atop the episode list on each podcast's page ✔ It's compatible with both CarPlay and Android Auto for your commute and speaker setups like Sonos, Google Home (via Cast) and the HomePod (via AirPlay 2)
Immersive TV is here with Samsung's QLED 8K TV. Dive in
11/14/2018, 2:09:38 PMWith reach-out-and-touch-it resolution and AI that takes all your favourite shows to 8K clarity, your living room will never be the same again ✔ And in case your other senses are getting jealous, the QLED 8K’s sound engine analyses every scene as it happens, giving you tailored sound for everything from dialogue to detonations ✔ But the QLED 8K isn’t just the greatest multi-sensory TV out there – it’s also the brainiest ✔ Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
These are the 10 most popular YouTube videos of all time
11/14/2018, 2:56:19 PMYOUTUBE is now the second biggest search engine on the internet, after Google, with some clips racking up BILLIONS of views. Here’s a run-down of the ten most-popular YouTube videos of all t… ✔ YOUTUBE is now the second biggest search engine on the internet, after Google, with some clips racking up BILLIONS of views ✔ It's been translated into 25 different languages and the English version of Recipe For Disaster episode has now been watched a huge 2.94 billion times
Tesla will bring the Model 3 to Europe with a CCS port
11/14/2018, 2:33:53 PMTesla is clearly close to launching the Model 3 in Europe. ✔ The company will upgrade its Superchargers with CCS plugs before the vehicle arrives, but Model 3 owners will be able to plug into third-party charging networks, as well ✔ Tesla is a couple of years ahead of its rivals, he claimed, and other companies are still figuring out what they need in a network
Quitting Instagram: She’s one of the millions disillusioned with social media. But she also helped create it.
11/14/2018, 3:23:27 PMBailey Richardson, one of Instagram's original 13 employees, says the company has lost its identity. ✔ CEO Mark Zuckerberg took them into his office, where he welcomed them excitedly and assured them that they would maintain their own unique identity ✔ Today I’m amazed by how little honor each piece of content is given ✔ So I wanted to make space for something that really does
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