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Robot Test Drivers?

by Katie Gatto

Test driving cars is harder then it looks. If you want to get the best testing, without hurting human test drivers in the increasingly rough situations, then you need to do something different. Many car makers are turning to help from non-human drivers. That's right, robots may be testing the cars you drive every day.

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Nicholas Cage To Act... As Chinese Automaker's Brand Ambassador

by China.new

American actor, producer and director Nicholas Cage can add another line to his resume: brand ambassador. Following in the footsteps of Brad Pitt, the face of Cadillac vehicles in China, the oft-controversial and occasionally IRS-investigated Cage has signed up to flog re-badged Saabs for China's Beijing Automotive Industry Corp.

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Cool Inspiration From Previous Arctic Innovation Competition Winners!

Meet the previous Arctic Innovation Competition grand prize winners

by Arnold Carreiro

If you’re planning on entering the 2013 Arctic Innovation Competition, it wouldn’t hurt to take a peek at the inventions that wowed the judges of this chilly contest, so here are the grand prize winners from 2009 to 2012 for extra inspiration:

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The Last Straw: Ice Straws Are Totally The End!

by Laurie Kay Olson

With all of the restaurants in this country it is hard to imagine just how many plastic (and before that paper) straws are cluttering up landfills. The gross tonnage is probably jaw-dropping. At least there is something you can do at home to help alleviate the problem -- and it is fun and easy. Make your own ice straws.

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Pimp Your Toyota Tacoma For Outdoor Adventure

by Laurie Kay Olson

When you go shopping for a new truck you may run across the Toyota Xplore Adventure Series. With this you can have your new Tacoma, for example, kitted out for the ultimate in camping and off-road travel. This includes a bed rack and an elevated tent so that you don't need to haul a trailer or set up your tent on the damp ground.

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Va Va Voom - Renault Takes Test Driving To The Next Level

by John J. Staughton

Who wants to test drive a new car through the same boring streets they see every day? In a recent Renault advertising campaign to promote its' new CLIO model, potential buyers are taken on an unusual test drive which ends on the streets of Paris, surrounded by scantily clad women or shirtless men. Now that's what I call taking a look under the hood!

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Qoros 3 Sedan To Debut At 2013 Geneva International Motor Show

by China.new

China's Qoros Auto Co. Ltd is looking to make its first impression a lasting one. The luxurious and innovative Qoros 3 sedan, set to snare the limelight at the upcoming 83rd Geneva International Motor Show, spearheads the Chinese-Israeli company's charge to global automotive success.

New Car Technologies Make Driving Safer

by dendory

From sensors to warning lights and indicators, there are new features introduced every year to make driving easier and safer.

Tesla Model S Inventor Calls An Unfavorable Review 'Fake'

by dendory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk versus the New York Times makes for an entertaining online battle.

Japan's Automatic Robot Snowplow - An Update On Yuki Taro

An Update On Yuki Taro, Japan's Automatic Robot Snowplow

by Steve Levenstein

Where's a cute automatic Japanese robot snowplow when you need one? When nasty nor'easters like February 2013's “Nemo” blanket huge stretches of America's northeast with up to three feet of snow, a GPS-equipped robotic snow shovel like Yuki Taro would come in mighty handy.