Autos
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How to teach self-driving cars ethics of the roadNov 23, 2014 6:32 am - A large truck speeding in the opposite direction suddenly veers into your lane. Jerk the wheel left and smash into a bicyclist? Swerve right toward a family on foot? Sla...
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Ford's new F-150 to get 26 mpg, tops among pickupsNov 21, 2014 12:01 am - DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford said Friday that its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup will get up to 26 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel efficient gas-powered full-siz...
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Minivans do poorly in new crash testsNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - DETROIT - The Honda Odyssey was the only minivan to earn the highest safety rating in new crash tests by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safe...
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Detective's search uncovers 1968 Fastback MustangNov 17, 2014 5:00 am - It's hard to not consider Steve McQueen's character as one cool dude in the film “Bullitt.” Not only was he an undercover cop but he also got to tear up the streets in o...
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Reader has suggestion for steering problemNov 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Here is a follow-up from one of our readers regarding the steering problem on an Astro van, which I wrote about several weeks back. “In your Nov. 2 column, there was a p...
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Ford makes aluminum-bodied F-150 in factory Henry Ford builtNov 15, 2014 10:00 pm - DEARBORN, Mich. — At Ford's Rouge factory, where Henry Ford began building Model A cars almost 90 years ago, the automaker Tuesday officially began manufacturing an adva...
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Uruguay leader won't sell car even for $1 millionNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Uruguay's President Jose Mujica says he's turning down a $1 million offer for his famous 27-year-old Volkswagen Beetle. Mujica says an Arab sheikh ...
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Ford starts production of new aluminum F-150Nov 11, 2014 12:01 am - DEARBORN, Mich. - It's Ford Motor Co.'s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard - or cost the company its pickup truck cro...
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UAW says union close to claiming victory at Tennessee VW plantNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The United Auto Workers union is hailing a new Volkswagen policy as a vehicle to soon gain representation of workers at its first foreign auto plant i...
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Buggy travels far from the sand dunesNov 09, 2014 11:00 pm - A whole host of diverse automotive offerings were available in 1971. Yet that year Don Sussland bypassed all the readily found, turnkey muscle machines when looking for ...