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Category: Sedan
Love-sick goose obsessed with family’s car
We bring you this unique love story from a family farm near Caldwell, Idaho where Holly Schallberg and her family have a wide assortment of animals. “This is the original family homestead,” says Holly.
Cars take place with PCs and smartphones as threat to privacy
A Honda Acura RLX equipped with autonomous vehicle technology slows to avoid a pedestrian in a sidewalk as it is demonstrated in California in 2016. You probably know that you should delete all the data off your phone before you give it away and wipe the hard drive on your computer before you sell it.
Bill Nye Bolt EV, 3-liter VW diesel deal, Tesla Model 3 volume, sidewalk robots: The Week in Reverse
What will happen to more than 80,000 Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles powered by 3.0-liter V-6 diesels that were sold from 2009 through 2016? And just how far off base was Ford CEO Mark Fields in claiming that up to 1 million jobs could be lost under the fuel-economy standards now in place? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse-right here at Green Car Reports-for the week ending on Friday, February 3, 2017. Friday, we talked to Science Guy Bill Nye about his new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which turns out to be the seventh electric car he’s driven.
2018 BMW 4 Series: Performance Poetics
Aimed at those searching for the latest automotive news delivered in a timely manner, the news category reports about new car releases and brings exclusive stories from the automotive niche. Car news are delivered every day and focused on those in need of the newest from the automotive world.
Car2Go gets fancy by adding Mercedes-Benz vehicles to its fleet – Roadshow
Car2Go , a subsidiary of Mercedes’ parent company, Daimler, is performing a substantial upgrade to its car sharing fleet with the addition of Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class and GLA-Class models. Compared to the most common vehicle in the Car2Go fleet, the Smart Fortwo , the pair of Benz vehicles brings higher levels of luxury, features and space to carry up to five passengers.
Uber’s Ford Fusions, to be used for mapping, are cleared to go on the road in San Francisco.
They’re back. Five Ford Fusions bristling with rooftop equipment and labeled “Uber Advanced Technologies Center” will hit San Francisco streets starting Wednesday morning, but they will not be functioning as self-driving cars.
AutoComplete: Acura’s new NSX supercar may be in sales trouble video – Roadshow
Audi rings up a pair of serious recalls and Car2Go gets a little classier thanks to the Three-Pointed Star. New York drivers’ group wants to ban self-driving cars for 50 years, and Ford hopes to clean up London’s air with hybrid… The first generation of Porsche Panamera may not have won everyone over but the latest incarnation might.
In AT&T’s smart city future, cars talk to each other and play nice
When driving, you invariably end up depending on slight communications with other drivers to ensure everyone’s safety. In AT&T’s smart city future, the cars will do the communicating with each other.
Subaru Adds Eight Apps To The New 2017 Subaru Impreza Multimedia System
Subaru of America, Inc. announced today the addition of eight new cloud-based apps to the SUBARU STARLINK multimedia system in the new 2017 Impreza. Magellan NAVI, eBird, Best Parking, Yelp, Glympse, RightTrack, Tweddle Quick Reference Guide, and “eventseeker” by Wcities work through the STARLINK in-vehicle technology and in conjunction with a customer’s smart phone.
CES: Audi and Nvidia present the Q7 AI Piloted Driving concept
Audi and Nvidia’s new Q7 deep learning concept should be taken as a preview of the upcoming future of mobility when autonomous Audi models will become the norm. The Ingolstadt-based automaker is again moving forward its Piloted Driving concepts with the introduction of an all-new prototype – the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas being the perfect venue for the introduction of the smarter self-driving tech.
Shopping on the road? Amazon’s Alexa will ride along in Ford vehicles
I would recommend that you have one description which you use on your own site and offer e-retailers an alternate description. E-commerce sales by region, sales by product category, holiday data, online spending by shopper and as percentage of household income, and more.
Ford and Toyota Establish SmartDeviceLink Consortium
Ford and Toyota are establishing SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for smartphone app development for vehicles Members include automakers Mazda Motor Corporation, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as suppliers Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo Consortium focused on significantly increasing choice for consumers in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2017 — Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company are forming SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit organization working to manage an open source software platform with the goal of giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road.
Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings
The corrected release reads: SAMSUNG OPENS UP A NEW WOR… )–With car insurance premiums on the rise, Ford is first to connect with the new DriverScoreA smartphone app that provides a personalized score based on individual driving… New High-Speed Wi-Fi Hotspot with Ford SYNC Connect to Keep Commuters and Their Families Connected on the Go )–Surfing the web and streaming music and movies while on the road is about to get easier as Ford adds built-in Wi-Fi hotspot capability on select models beginning this fa… )–With most smartphone owners saying they use navigation apps while driving, Ford Motor Company is introducing new SYNCA AppLinka capability that will project navigation a… )–Paying for gas without leaving the car, projecting a navigation map from your smartphone to the in-car touch screen, and using a new app that could help you lower vehicl… )–Wish paying for gas was … (more)
Car makers team on platform for smartphone-vehicle interaction
Car makers Ford and Toyota have announced the SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for the interface of Android and iOS smartphone apps with their vehicle infotainment systems. Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo have joined as the first supplier members, while Harman, Panasonic, Pioneer and QNX have signed letters of intent to join, according to an announcement Wednesday by Ford and Toyota.
Car makers team on platform for smartphone-vehicle interaction
Car makers Ford and Toyota have announced the SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for the interface of Android and iOS smartphone apps with their vehicle infotainment systems. Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo have joined as the first supplier members, while Harman, Panasonic, Pioneer and QNX have signed letters of intent to join, according to an announcement Wednesday by Ford and Toyota.
Driverless cars get trade show treatment in Las Vegas
The first test of a self-driving car on the streets of Boston was rained out on Tuesday. But here in the desert there’s no rain in sight, and a host of autonomous autos are hitting the road at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show.
I was behind the wheel when a self-driving Uber failed – here’s what happens
Uber launched its second pilot program in San Francisco last week, but the day it launched, a car ran straight through a red light . Uber has since said the incident was due to human error, but it’s not clear whether that means a person drove through the light or failed to stop the car from doing so while it was in autonomous mode.
New Porsche Panamera e-Hybrid has great looks and green cred video – Roadshow
The first generation of Porsche Panamera may not have won everyone over, but the latest incarnation might. The e-Hybrid version is an option for those wanting to drive a little greener.
AutoComplete: Volkswagen readies another electric Microbus for Detroit video – Roadshow
We take an American icon to the track and compare it with the UK’s latest quick cat. Which of these sports cars is worth your money? Volvo’s latest V60 may still lack a lot of the niceties found on the new XC90 and S90, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth considering.