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Intel Joins the 'Self Driving Car' Craze, Buys 15% of Digital Mapping Service HERE

Intel joins the fully autonomous self driving craze and buys 15% of HERE, a digital mapping service owned by Audi, BMW, and Daimler. more

New Honda Recall Covers 350,000 Vehicles With Faulty Takata Air Bags

Honda is calling back about 350,000 vehicles in Japan made between 2002 and 2008 over defective Takata air bag inflators. more

Is Toyota Making an Open-Wheel Hybrid Sports Car?

The Japanese automaker is supposedly creating a three-seat, open-wheel, hybrid sports car concept inspired by the Lotus Seven. more

2016 Range Rover Leaked Pricing Guide Shows Diesel Engine Will Cost $1,500

The Td6 diesel option will apparently be sold for $66,450 while the Sport SE is listed for just $64,950, not including the $995 destination and delivery fee. more

General Motors to Invest $1 Billion in Warren Technical Center Expansion

GM has decided to invest a whopping $1 billion in its Warren Technical Center campus in Michigan that should help add 2,600 new jobs to the current 19,000 employees at the technical center. more

Steering Shaft Issue: Ford Recalls 12,300 2015 F-150 Vehicles

Ford has launched a recall involving about Ford has launched a recall involving about 12,300 Ford F-150 vehicles made in 2015. more

General Motors Ignition Switch Death Toll Rises to 100

The amount of deaths linked to faulty ignition switches in vehicles made by General Motors rose by three this week to 100 as Kenneth Feinberg and his office look to finish compensating victims by this summer. more

Takata Expects Return to Profit by 2016 Despite Air Bag Issues

Takata feels that it will somehow return to profit this year thanks to high Asian and U.S. sales. more

Electronic Thieves Force Car Owners to Put Keys in Freezers

Some car owners are resorting to freezing their keys to prevent their cars from being stolen. more

Not Just a Concept? GM Files for Patent on 'Buick Avenir'

The Detroit automaker has filed a patent application to register "Buick Avenir" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). more

Ford Almost Made a Seat That Detected Heart Attacks

Ford has decided to drop its heart attack-detecting seat project over recent advancements made in the world of wearable technology. more

Uber Will Pay Transportation Licenses For Legal Taxi Service in Germany

Uber is hoping to introduce a new service in Germany by this summer that will let its taxi-hailing service operate legally in what the company considers to be Europe's biggest economy. more

Google Self-Driving Cars Could Have Pedestrian Bumper Air Bags

Google has been awarded a new patent that shows an external airbag system in action that inflates if a car hits a pedestrian or another object, according to the patent filing. more

Tesla Will Offer Hands-Free Steering, Banish Range ‘Anxiety’

Tesla will offer hands-free steering for its Model S sedan in June. more

Will Software Overtake Auto Brands?

Car brands could be in trouble on two fronts: losing the race to offer autonomous vehicles and becoming shells for software similar to the phone handset industry. more

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