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With Mobile Apps And Hardware, YC-Backed Automatic Launches To Help You Get More Out Of Your Car

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER People spend a ton of money on their cars every year, from car payments to insurance to gas to maintenance. But for such expensive assets, most people normally don’t know a whole lot about what’s happening under the hood, or how they can drive or maintain their cars better over time. The folks at Automatic want to change all that, with a smart combination of hardware and mobile apps to keep…

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Volvo revamps its pedestrian detection system to automatically break for cyclists (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Cars that automatically stop when a pedestrian is in the way have been in Volvo’s fleet for a while now, but the automaker has just unveiled an update to its existing tech that’ll stomp on the brakes when cyclists are too close for comfort. Announced at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, the revamped system detects how close objects are with a grille-mounted radar and then uses a high-def camera within an auto’s rear-view mirror to discern…

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At $3.9M, This Is the World’s Most Expensive (and Powerful) Lamborghini

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As reported on Wired. BY DAMON LAVRINC View as gallery   Ask a 13-year-old to design their dream car and the Lamborghini Veneno is what you’d get. It’s a 750-horsepower, carbon fiber assault on the senses, and even if you could afford the $3.9 million price tag, Lamborghini is only making three of them, and of course they’ve all been sold. Apologies to Mr. Zuckerberg and the Koch brothers. The Venono, designed as a 220 mph…

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Fleet of Tesla Model S owners set out to refute NYT report, coin slang for human error

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Between data logs, rebuttals and general drama, it’s easy to get confused: can a Tesla Model S make the trek from Washington DC to Connecticut? A small group of Tesla fans decided to see for themselves. Meeting in DC over the weekend, seven drivers from the Tesla Motors Club forums banded together to recreate the reporter’s infamous trip to Tesla’s Milford Connecticut Supercharger, minus the Manhattan detour. The long and short? The team made the trip successfully,…

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Elon Musk produces Model S data logs to disprove New York Times’ Tesla review

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper We liked Tesla’s Model S, but some of the other outlets didn’t feel the same way. TheNew York Times‘ John Broder, for one, described being stranded 25 miles away from the nearest supercharger station. However, after Tesla’s litigious run-in with Top Gear, the company keeps detailed vehicle data logs to ensure it gets a fair deal in reviews. Now, Tesla (and SpaceX) CEO Elon Musk has posted the data that, he says,proves Broder wasn’t being…

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Going the distance: driving the Tesla Model S in the real world

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As reported on The Verge. By Chris Ziegler Elon Musk’s first sedan can take you on an adventure, for better and worse It’s difficult to get comfortable in the driver’s seat of a $100,000 car that isn’t yours. The particular Model S I flew to Los Angeles to sample last week was a Signature Performance model. That means that it was one of the first 1,000 to roll off the assembly line (indicated by the “Signature”…

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Cadillac to update CUE infotainment system for improved responsiveness

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos If unresponsiveness in Cadillac’s CUE infotainment system has been a personal point of frustration, relief is on the way: an update to smooth things over is being worked on. CUE Design Manager Jeff Massimilla told Wired that the firm’s received feedback regarding responsiveness, and they’re working on “a modification that will be released sometime later this year.” With the upgrade, the infotainment system will be more responsive and the touchscreen and capacitive buttons…

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Toyota signs deal to get Nokia’s Here Local Search on its in-car navigation units from 2014

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Nokia’s position in the smartphone market may be precarious (if improving), but itsLocation and Commerce (read: mapping) division has developed quite thereputation. Toyota is the latest big car manufacturer to pay cash to get Nokia’s Here Local Search installed on Mr. Toyoda’s in-car infotainment units. The Japanese giant is planning to have the software baked into its vehicles in Europe, Russia and the Middle East by early 2014. At the same time, the duo have…

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Nissan drops Leaf price by 2,500 pounds in the UK

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As reported on Engadget. By Nicole Lee Just a few weeks after Nissan dropped the price of the Leaf in the US, eco-minded car buyers across the pond will be able to snag theirs for a little less as well. Indeed, the popular Japanese EV is now £23,490 ($37,115), which is £2,500 less than the initial sticker price. As with the stateside version, some of the cost reduction stems from local manufacturing — Nissan hopes to start churning out…

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The Stingray Is the First Corvette You’ll Actually Want

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As reported on Wired. BY DAMON LAVRINC View as gallery   The seventh generation of the Corvette has arrived, and Chevrolet is so damned proud of it they’ve brought an iconic name back from the past: Stingray. The Corvette has never been a refined machine. But that’s part of its blue-collar charm. It’s the working man’s supercar. A big, brutish middle finger to the Italians and Germans. This latest version doesn’t stray too far from that…

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