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1. Jaguar's next-gen Formula E race car packs more power
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The next wave of Formula E cars is finally trickling out, and it's clear they're considerably more exciting this season. Panasonic Jaguar Racing has unveiled the next generation of its racer, ...

2. Alibaba will build its own AI chip to support self-driving cars
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Chinese internet giant Alibaba is doubling down on its chip manufacturing with a dedicated subsidiary, co-founder and chairman Jack Ma said at an event in Hangzhou this week. The company wants to launch ...

3. Renault’s EZ-PRO is a workspace, coffee truck and rolling post office
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Renault, one of Europe's major automakers, is trying to help us imagine a world with fewer cars. Earlier this year, it unveiled the EZ-GO concept, a sort of anti-Uber autonomous ride-sharing vehicle ...

4. Documentary on legendary fantasy coffin artist Paa Joe now available online
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... Joe dreams of his bygone days — bringing money home in briefcases and work being shipped to galleries the world over. Now, he sleeps as the cars hurtle passed. There are no customers, no tourists — there ...

5. Lyft marks its 1 billionth ride as it expands beyond cars
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Lyft may be an underdog relative to Uber, but it's still huge in the transportation world. The ridesharing firm has officially provided 1 billion rides, including 233 million shared rides. That pales ...

6. Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi tap Google to power in-car systems
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This week, the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, the world's largest maker of cars, signed a deal with Alphabet's Google to be able to use Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Android OS in ...

7. Tesla's built-in dashcam feature is coming with Autopilot 9
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... feature possible: a built-in dashcam for Tesla's cars. T... Read all  ...

8. VW hopes to sell 10 million electric cars based on its new platform
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Volkswagen has grand expectations for the platform underpinning its first purpose-built electric cars. The VW Auto Group plans to sell 10 million EVs based on its modular electric drive matrix (MEB) across ...

9. Audi: Autonomous cars alone won’t solve traffic jams
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It's easy to think that once cars start driving themselves most of our traffic woes will be eliminated. Robocars are supposed to be better drivers and better driving should mean less gridlock. Unfortunately, ...

10. Porsche unveils fast, low-cost 'pit stop' EV charging stations
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Fast charging stations promise to end the long wait to top up electric cars, but the technology is expensive, bulky and a little intimidating. Thankfully, Porsche might have solved all three problems in ...

11. Uber tests its own traffic estimates as it moves beyond cars
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Uber has used Google traffic data to estimate conditions in the past, but the company is now trying to go its own way. The ridesharing firm told TechCrunch that it's expanding a previously low-key ...

12. Hudly Wireless heads-up display review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

... cars on the road with nothing but an AM/FM radio to keep you entertained and informed. Many of these low-tech … Hudly Wireless heads-up display reviewRead More Read all  ...

13. Viral road-rage video sparks mob violence in Beijing, revealing deep regional rifts
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... Beijinger (the cyclist spoke in Beijing dialect) and lording it over him that migrants from outlying provinces are prosperous enough to drive cars while Beijingers are riding e-bikes ("F*ck you Beijingers! ...

14. The top that (almost) never stops
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... for hours.   If I didn’t have one myself, the drinking glass birdie would seem as impossible as the mofos below who toot around town in their impossi-cars powered by well-placed magnets.   But ...

15. Tesla drops color options to speed up production
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We hope you weren't dead set on getting a Tesla vehicle in Silver Metallic or Obsidian Black. Elon Musk has revealed that the company is taking both colors "off the menu" for all its cars ...

16. Idiot drivers fight for the middle lane
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For all we know, the drivers of these cars fighting to take possession of the middle lane of a freeway could be the nicest people in the world, beloved by friends, coworkers, and family members. But I ...

17. Facebook Lite aiuta nelle crisi con Safety Check
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Facebook aggiunge lo strumento di aiuto per le community in caso di disastri e crisi anche a Facebook Lite, l'app che funziona con scarsa connettività. The post Facebook Lite aiuta nelle crisi con Safety ...

18. Making CO2-Powered Race Cars
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Build a simply, relatively safe CO2-powered racetrack for rocket cars. Read more on MAKE The post Making CO2-Powered Race Cars appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.  ...

19. BMW will unveil its Formula E racer next week
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... cars will use the same next-generation Formula E... Read all  ...

20. Toyota recalls over a million hybrid vehicles due to fire risk
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Toyota is recalling more than a million Prius and C-HR hybrids worldwide due to a fire risk. Around 192,000 Prius vehicles in the US and more than 550,000 cars in Japan are involved in the recall, which ...

21. Tesla's Roadster prompts Koenigsegg to rethink its supercars
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Did you suspect that supercar manufacturers would be nervous when Tesla vowed that its next-gen Roadster would deliver a "hardcore smackdown" to gas-powered performance cars? Your hunch was well-founded. ...

22. Ketzal Bags Universal Seat back Organizer review
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REVIEW – I love being organized. I loathe clutter and do everything I can to have a place for everything and everything in its place. This extends to my car as well. Driving one of the smallest cars on ...

23. Duplicitous Catholic Bishop buys $2.3 million home with church funds after pleading for parishioners to help the homeless
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... them. Too many children and families are living in cars or tripled up with other families in small homes because they can’t afford the rent on their own. Too many of our own teachers and workers commute ...

24. Add a rearview mirror to your life
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NEWS – Do you find yourself constantly startled by co-workers who seem to sneak up behind you while you’re busy on your computer?  Maybe you have a young child in a carseat, and you wish it was easier ...