Autos
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Inside the secret site where driverless cars undergo 20,000 tests
Nov 11, 2017 6:21 am - ATWATER, Calif. - There is a man in a straw hat who earns a paycheck here by crossing the street over and over again. Sometimes he stares down at his cellphone, often he...
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What Instagram's #RoadRage posts tell you
Nov 11, 2017 6:15 am - A recent examination of U.S. road rage postings on Instagram offers a look at when people are perhaps most likely to vent their anger while driving, an insurance industr...
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Co-owners share meaningful bonding experienceNov 05, 2017 10:00 pm - Dan Bomben's dad, Gino, left his home in Italy and came to the United States in 1959. It didn't take him long to fall in love with American sports cars. The one that cau...
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Tire pressure affected by dropping temperaturesNov 05, 2017 5:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. Could you speak about tire pressure sensors. My 2005 Ford Explorer gets a low-tire warning every time the temperature dips. Over the years I have r...
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How the Model 3 delay is burning Tesla's other projects
Nov 04, 2017 7:20 am - There will be no $35,000 Teslas in 2017. The electric carmaker updated its website for customer reservations on Wednesday, including a table that shows the base Model 3 ...
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Study: Battery-powered cars to be half of global auto market by 2030
Nov 04, 2017 7:15 am - Battery-powered cars will make up about half of the global automotive market by 2030, as environmental regulations, falling prices and the deployment of driverless taxis...
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Sinister Buick T-Type is a rare rideOct 30, 2017 6:00 am - Jeff Boghosian was a big fan of the large, cushy land yachts of the mid-1970s. “I always liked stuff like the Cutlass and Grand Prix,” the Elgin resident says. “But then...
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Couple set to relaunch the Launching PadOct 23, 2017 6:00 am - No trip down Route 66 is complete without a stop at the Launching Pad. The restaurant is a true relic from the retro age of the 1950s and '60s. Now, thanks to new owners...
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Auto repair labor rates are competitive with other tradesOct 22, 2017 7:01 am - By Doug McAllister Recently I read a statistic stating 86 percent of auto repair customers think repair prices are either too high or outrageous. I have been pondering w...
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How electric cars can create the biggest disruption since iPhoneOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - It's 10 years since Apple unleashed a surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry. Electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving te...