For Volkswagen, New Questions Arise on U.S. Injury Reporting
• http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-07/Volkswagen AG reported death and injury claims at the lowest rate of any major automaker in the U.S. over the last decade.
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Exclusive: Uber checks connections between hacker and Lyft
• http://www.reuters.comEight months after disclosing a major data breach, ride service Uber [UBER.UL] is focusing its legal efforts on learning more about an internet address that it has persuaded a court could lead to identifying the hacker.
Another Car We're Not Allowed to Buy
• LewRockwellWould you be interested in a brand-new, fully warranted, five-door crossover SUV built by a major, name-brand automaker that gave you 50-plus MPG with a gas (not diesel or hybrid) engine, that has a top speed around 125 mph,....
Elon Musk: Here's How I'd Run Volkswagen If I Were Boss
• insideevs.comTesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared his advice on running Volkswagen.
China Reveals Flying Robot Car
• popsci.comJetsons meets Google Car
Buffett Bets on Rail Superhighway to Win Truck Cargo
• http://www.bloomberg.comA noisy yellow machine laying down railroad track near Alva, Oklahoma -- as much as a mile a day of concrete and steel -- is Warren Buffett's solution to the industry's dwindling coal traffic.
Watch a Tesla Model S Go Up Against an Actual Race Car
• motherboard.vice.comWe already know that Tesla Motors makes awesome cars, with crazy acceleration times and precedent-setting safety ratings. But how do they stack up against actual racing cars?
FTC Chief Calls for "Targeted" Regulation of Uber, Airbnb
• http://www.nationaljournal.com, Brendan SassoEdith Ramirez is taking a cautious step to rein in "sharing economy" apps
SeaXplorer yacht will break the ice to reach new places
• gizmag.comWhile the vast majority of us will never be able to relate to this "problem," it is conceivable that the world's super-rich could eventually get bored of cruising the same ol' Caribbean and Mediterranean seas.
"Everyone Is Doing It": How Carmakers Manipulate Emissions Test Results
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWith Germany's largest company by revenue, Volkswagen, deep in damage recovery mode, and the market still unable to decide just how systemic and profound the fallout will be from the emissions scandal...
Robot Taxis Starting 2016 in Japan;
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comSelf-Driving Trucks on German Autobahn; Millions of Truck and Taxi Driver Jobs will Vanish in US by 2025
Daimler tests self-driving truck on German highway
• http://news.yahoo.com, AFPGerman automaker Daimler said it trialled a self-driving truck under real traffic conditions for the first time Friday, on a motorway in southern Germany.
It's Not Just VW's Problem Now
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Eric PetersThe company may go the way of the Dodo because of brutal fines and crippling lawsuits and media demagoguery that's turning the VW brand into the automotive equivalent of NAMBLA.
Analyst: With Gigafactory, Tesla Battery Cost Will Fall Below $100 Per kWh
• insideevs.comAccording to Jefferies analyst Dan Dolev, Tesla could lower battery costs substantially by changing cell chemistry and from economies of scale that will come with the completion of the Gigafactory.
Musk: Trickery 'The Only Option' For Engineers In VW Scandal
• http://www.popsci.com, By Bengt HalvorsonIs VW dodging the inevitable electric future?
Elon Musk launches Tesla Model X (9.29.15)
• YouTubeElon Musk debuts the long awaited Tesla Model X at a special launch event held at Tesla's Fremont factory in front of lucky owners and members of the media.
Everything we know so far about the Apple Car
• CNN MoneyThere's plenty of evidence that Apple is working on something car-related, even if Apple hasn't said anything publicly about it yet.
Musk to Hand Over First Model X SUVs Tuesday Night Near Factory
• BloombergTesla Motors Inc., the smallest publicly held U.S. automaker, hands over the first of its Model X sport utility vehicles Tuesday evening amid growing scrutiny of Volkswagen AG, one of the world's biggest car companies, after the admission that it c
The Mushroom Cloud Expands
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Eric PetersWell, there's good and bad news wafting upward from the immolation of Volkswagen over its now-public end-running of the EPA's preposterously over-strict emissions rigmarole (more about that here and – audio clip – here).
The VW "Scandal"
• ericpetersautos.comThis could kill VW – until recently (until last week) the world's largest car company.
The VW "Scandal"
• ericpetersautos.comThis could kill VW - until recently (until last week) the world's largest car company.
Buying a New Car?
• LewRockwellHow To Cash In On The Volkswagen Diesel Scandal
There's a monstrous issue at the heart of the VW scandal that no one's talking about
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Erin BrodwinVolkswagen has had a rough time since being accused Friday of installing software in its cars that hid the amount of pollutants they were emitting.
Tesla will introduce the most important car of the year next week
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Matthew DeBordTesla is scheduled to deliver the first of its Model X crossover SUVs to customers next week. The startup carmaker will hold an event at its factory in Fremont, California, September 29, as the first "Signature Series" Model X vehicles roll off the a
Paris goes car-free this Sunday
• http://www.usatoday.comPARIS -- For once, Parisians won't have to escape to the countryside during the weekend to get a breath of fresh air.
Tesla Model S P90D Ludicrous vs Tesla Model S P85D Insane ??" Drag Race Video
• insideevs.comThe Tesla vs Tesla battle we've all been waiting for.
Uber's Plan to Keep Driver Complaints Out of Court
• http://www.bloomberg.comThe company bets on an arbitration clause in a drivers' rights case.
The VW "Scandal"
• https://www.lewrockwell.comThis could kill VW - until recently (until last week) the world's largest car company. But unlike say the exploding Pinto fiasco this is not a story about defective cars. It is a story about defective public policy.
Volkswagen CEO quits over 'grave crisis'
• CNN MoneyVolkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday as a growing scandal over falsified emissions tests rocked the world's biggest carmaker.
uberCOMMUTE - More People in Fewer Cars
• uber NewswoomuberCOMMUTE enables drivers who commute longer distances to share the cost of the trip. It's carpooling at the press of a button.
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