Consumer Reports just published its review of the 2013 Tesla Model S, and it gave the electric car a 99 out of 100 — higher than any other car it has tested. The independent, consumer-oriented magazine called the Model S “truly … Continued
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Volvo safety system detects cyclists
Volvo has introduced a new safety system that detects bicyclists if they bolt in front of the car and automatically applies the car’s brakes to avoid hitting them. The system comes as more Americans are bicycling to work in cities. More … Continued
Toyota team up with Knit the City urban artists to ‘whiten’ Brixton’s image
There’s so much wrong with this I don’t really know where to begin. It starts with some self-styled “infamous urban artists” co-opting ‘guerilla knitting’ in the name of a big fat corporate client and a global advertising agency, and ends up … Continued
The Transparent Car
This years Geneva Auto Show stunned audiences with a car which teeters on the edge of an optical illusion. Exasis, is a transparent Rinspeed creation has an insect like body, transparent high tech plastic and yellow trim. At first glance … Continued
Audi Will Spend $17.2 Billion On Expansion To Compete With BMW
German luxury automaker Audi plans to keep spending on new vehicles, plants and technology to increase market share as a prolonged weakening in European markets forces layoffs and factory closures at volume manufacturers. The division of Volkswagen said on Thursday … Continued
IBM Unveils Groundbreaking Technology to Reduce Traffic Jams on the Road
Drivers may soon spend less time stuck in a traffic jam thanks to groundbreaking technology developed byIBM, the company announced Wednesday. Researchers at the tech giant teamed up with Lyon, France to build a system that helps traffic operators at … Continued
Suzuki Motor Pulls Out Of US Market
Suzuki Motor Corp. said it would stop selling cars in the U.S., ending nearly three decades of sales in the world’s second-biggest auto market after China as the yen’s strength and a limited, compact-car-focused lineup have made it difficult to … Continued
Your Next Doctor Might Be Your Car
Your automobile is filled with tons of highly sensitive sensors that monitor the car. What if we turned those sensors on the passenger? All cars are filled with hundreds of sensors, measuring everything from tire pressure to brake pad condition. … Continued
Ex-Porsche Executives May Face Criminal Charges Over Market Manipulation
German prosecutors will soon decide whether to bring criminal charges of market manipulation against the former top management of German sportscar maker Porsche AG, magazine Der Spiegel reported. Former Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking and former Chief Financial Officer Holger Haerter … Continued
Marissa Mayer and Menlo Ventures invest $13.9M in Getaround
Getaround, the car-sharing marketplace that makes it dead easy to take a spin in a stranger’s car, has pulled in $13.9 million in first round funding from an all-star cast of investors: Menlo Ventures’ Shervin Pishevar, Eric Schmidt’s Innovatio…
Agency Creates The World’s Best Direct Mail Campaign Ever
Direct mail can be seen as one of the more formulaic types of marketing, it’s a format that hasn’t changed in decades and that lacks creativity. Well, an agency from Canada working on behalf of a Porsche dealership has come … Continued
As France Drives to a Labor Showdown, Vacation Intervenes
Despite a deepening crisis at Peugeot amid a surge of layoffs, officials and union leaders head off for the August holiday
GM Signs Manchester United Sponsorship
General Motors Co.’s GM -1.22% Chevrolet unit and Manchester United, one of the U.K.’s top soccer clubs, on Monday signed off on a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal which triggered the ouster of the U.S. auto maker’s global marketing chief, Joel Ewanick, … Continued
BMW Goes To The London Olympics
Video We’ll see a lot of BMW at the 2012 London Olympics. Look for BMW front and center in promotional campaigns and in happenstance background shots — there are 4,037 BMW diesel, hybrid and electric cars, motorcycles and bicycles rolling through…
A Web of Fun – Unique three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder experiencing a surge of interest
Special to Drive – You’ve seen them on the road. The stylish three-wheeled Can-Am Spyders are grabbing attention with adventure lovers everywhere. Spyders may look like a cross between a motorcycle and a trike, but they’re in a class of … Continued