Autos
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Toyota wants to share its tech that keeps cars from crashing
Jan 08, 2019 12:00 am - Toyota - in an unusual move for the cutthroat car business - has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars f...
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Museum of Modern Art to display classic FiatJan 07, 2019 5:00 am - A cheeky Fiat commuter is going on public display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The cute 'lil classic is a 500 F series, the most popular 500 ever, and i...
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Porsche's electric Taycan is its most important car of 2019
Jan 05, 2019 5:00 am - The year 2018 was very good for the car industry. According to Cox Automotive, U.S. auto sales are expected to total 17.2 million units in the year, which is more than 2...
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Tesla cuts prices as 4Q deliveries miss analysts' estimates
Jan 02, 2019 12:00 am - DETROIT - Shares of electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. tumbled Wednesday morning after the company cut vehicle prices by $2,000 and announced fourth-quarter s...
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Aging 1968 Camaro scooped up and turned into an award-winnerDec 31, 2018 5:00 am - Upon his retirement in 2014, Greg Gorski and his wife Becky bought the present he always wanted - a first-generation 1968 Chevy Camaro RS/SS. “It was the car I always ha...
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The worst luxury cars of 2018
Dec 30, 2018 5:00 am - Drivers who buy new cars today usually don't have to worry about whether the car will break an axle on the side of the road, or whether its brakes will give out on a ste...
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Why your high-tech car is a magnet for hacking
Dec 22, 2018 5:05 am - Hopping into an Uber or a Car2Go is a great way to get around. Unfortunately, hackers agree, exploiting weaknesses in apps to go on "phantom rides" with someone else's p...
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1972 Nova SS was an educational experienceDec 10, 2018 5:00 am - During his high-school years, Mark Knecht spent many a summer day in the shipping department at Imperial Printing in Des Plaines. While his rambunctious peers were out e...
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'We'll never carry a gas vehicle': Naperville used-car dealer will sell only electrics, hybridsDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - The red Tesla Roadster inside a newly established used-car dealer in Naperville is a showpiece and a symbol. At Current Automotive, the vibrant convertible illustrates ...
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One-of-a-kind Ferrari? No problemDec 03, 2018 5:00 am - Ferrari aims to please and when an enthusiastic (and deep-pocketed) client or collector wants a one-off, custom roadster, the Italian brand obliges. One recent example i...