Tata Motors to launch new EV in 2020 MUMBAI – Indian automaker Tata Motors, the company behind the miniscule Nano and the parent company of Jaguar Land Rover, will launch an electric vehicle early next year based on a…
Radar gun grandma: Clever woman with hair dryer blows speeders away Her favorite relatives call her Grandma, but around town, she has a more official title: Ms. Patti, Honorary Trooper. Patti Forest Baumgartner caught local and national attention recently…
Japan’s foreign minister: U.S. trade talks bring peace of mind to automakers TOKYO — Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi said trade talks with the United States will bring peace of mind to farmers and automakers, according to an interview…
Jessi Combs’ record attempt to be submitted for Guinness World Record LOS ANGELES — Jessi Combs’ attempt to set the record for fastest woman on earth will be submitted to the Guinness Book of Records at 531.889 mph, it…
Uber sues New York City over cruising and licensing caps NEW YORK — Uber sued New York City on Friday, seeking to void a new rule limiting how much time its drivers can spend cruising streets in busy areas…
Lamborghini Sian’s supercapacitor hybrid system explained by company’s CTO “We are a game-changer and a provocateur,” Lamborghini’s CTO, Maurizio Reggiani told Engadget. The automaker has a long history of making waves with traffic-stopping designs and more recently, innovative tech.…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes third straight pole at Singapore GP SINGAPORE — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc claimed a third straight Formula One pole position on Saturday after outpacing championship leader Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.…
Jeep Wrangler investigated by NHTSA for bad frame welds, steering problems The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into thousands of Jeep Wranglers made during the 2018 and 2019 model years. The agency wants to determine…
Junkyard Gem: 1989 BMW 635CSi During the 1980s in California, if you were a mid-level banker swapping dead horses for dead cows at a soon-to-be-defunct savings-and-loan, the first thing you did with your first six-figure bonus was to run…
How a hacked Jeep Cherokee led to increased security from cyber carjackers LAS VEGAS — When researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015, slowing it to a crawl in the middle of a U.S. highway, the portal the…
