Family or F1? Female driver chooses the track - for now
For any professional woman, finding the right balance between work and family is never any easy task. And when your office job is racing Formula One cars for a living, the leap between the daily grind and bouncing baby feels even wider. It's a
Google Takes an Autonomous Road Trip Through Nevada
Google can now officially take its driverless cars for a spin in the state. However, the driverless vehicles will require one person behind the wheel and another riding shotgun in the front passenger seat. 'It's a safety mechanism to make sure there's always somebody who can take control behind the wheel and there's an additional
Google gets first self-driven car license in Nevada
Google's self-driven cars will soon be appearing on Nevada roads after the state's Department of Motor Vehicles approved on Monday the nation's first autonomous vehicle license. The move came after officials rode along on drives on highways, in Carson City neighborhoods and along the famous Las Vegas Strip, the Nevada DMV said in a
Suicide blasts kill 9 in Syrian city of Idlib
Two suicide bombers blew up cars rigged with explosives near a military compound and a hotel in a city in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least nine people and wounding nearly 100, state media said.
The blasts, which also tore two large craters in the ground, were the latest setback for troubled United Nations efforts to end
Google to be investigated by US regulator
Google's collection of personal information - including emails and passwords from unsuspecting internet users - by its Street View cars is to be investigated by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The data capture, which occurred when Google Street View cars took photographs for the panoramic imaging service, has already been
Google staff knew of Street View data breach, says FCC
The Google engineer behind the collection of wireless data by Street View cars told at least two colleagues - including a senior manager - about the controversial plans before it was released, a US regulator has found. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in a report that the Google engineer told colleagues in 2007 that his
N**gas in Paris a winning campaign ad or offensive ethnic marketing?
Jay-Z and Kanye West's recent hit 'Niggas in Paris' is about them. They rap about being so phenomenally rich, about how they 'ball so hard,' buy Rolexes and cars, pop gold bottles with models in Paris nightclubs, that the rest of us slobs couldn't fathom their lives. It may seem like an odd choice
Google fined $25,000 for willfully stonewalling FCC
Google intentionally hindered a federal regulator's probe into its Street View cars' accidental grabs of personal information off of Wi-Fi routers, according to the investigating agency. Google's penalty: A measly $25,000 fine. The Federal Communications Commission said in a report filed late Friday that Google repeatedly gave the
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
In the neck-twisting premiership of high-end, low-slung sports cars, there are few design details that quicken the pulse more than a gullwing door. The word alone has the power to bulge eyes and drop jaws. In the week I spent with the retro-tastic Mercedes-Benz SLS, not one person asked me what size its engine is (6.3 litres), how much it
U.S. new car gas mileage up 20 percent since 2007: study
New cars and trucks sold in the United States are getting an average of 24 miles per gallon of gasoline, the highest ever, researchers at the University of Michigan said on Tuesday. The average fuel economy rating as shown by window stickers on new vehicles bought in March - including pickup trucks, SUVs, minivans and passenger cars - was
Ford puts phone apps in the driving seat
Not content with revolutionizing smart phones, mobile apps now appear to be in the driving seat of the auto industry as makersacturers increasingly surrender control of their carsicles to technology. Signs of the increasing dominance of the app came on Monday with Ford's decision to launch its newest B-Max compact at Mobile World Congress
Oscars aim for surprises to spice up show
After the curtain rises on Sunday's Oscars, producers hope a few surprise winners and heartfelt acceptance speeches will spice up the program in which silent motion picture 'The Artist' is widely seen as the choice for ideal movie. The world's top film honors are in jeopardy of losing their status as the second most-watched television
Car review: Range Rover Evoque
'Is it the one that looks squashed?' asks my autophilic neighbour (is that a word? I don't mean that he has sex with cars - he just likes them a lot). He is right, it is, but that's not the most striking thing about the Evoque. What really hits you about the latest Range Rover is that all the stuff that make a car a Range Rover - the
Flamboyant online tycoon kept low profile in rural NZ
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland.Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, faces extradition
Can motors in wheels spark electric car revolution?
There may have been more alluring electric cars on display at this week's Tokyo Motor Show, but the beauty of this prototype lies in its performance.The SIM-LEI can travel 333 kilometers (more than 200 miles) on a single charge, say its Japanese creators SIM Drive, and it also boasts supercar-like
