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Rather than display dozens of cars like in the past, Honda has chosen just a select few tuners to create the most wildly modified Civics they could dream up.

Not exact matches

It seems like I spend twice as long in the car every day idling my way through rush hour and staring at the rusted bumper of the car in front of me, when I could be writing and connecting with clients at work.

Cabins «may become like cattle cars... but a significant percentage would rather be treated that way and fly for X» than have far more legroom and have all kinds of things and travel for X plus 25 percent,» he told CNBC in May.

The company will find you a mechanic also to accompany you to a used - car dealer; again, it seems like the mechanic would have a fair amount of discretion in offering his or her services.

And plenty of retailers offer discounts in concert with credit companies — like car rental agencies that give a discount for using a particular type of Visa.

Carbon's printers are already being used to manufacture a huge range of items, including car and airplane parts, props for Hollywood studios and, most famously, the lattice - like midsole in Adidas» Futurecraft 4D sneakers.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, Alphabet's core business generated $ 26.1 billion in revenue, far eclipsing the $ 262 million its moonshots (like self - driving cars) and other bets (like home automation company Nest) generated in the same perioIn the fourth quarter of 2016, Alphabet's core business generated $ 26.1 billion in revenue, far eclipsing the $ 262 million its moonshots (like self - driving cars) and other bets (like home automation company Nest) generated in the same perioin revenue, far eclipsing the $ 262 million its moonshots (like self - driving cars) and other bets (like home automation company Nest) generated in the same perioin the same period.

The connected car is here, but like any emerging technology, it's arriving in the form of an all - out melee among automakers and technology giants, all fighting over just how the connected car should work.

And firms like Mojio, a Vancouver startup whose products are in pre-market testing, is one of several firms that are targeting the vast base of cars that don't have touchscreens at all, but whose owners would like to reap the benefits of constant connectivity.

But carmakers like this approach, because it allows them to control the relationship with the Internet - surfing customer, and make their in - car Internet as a distinguishing feature of the brand.

He is the author of two books: BIG LIKE: CASCADE INTO AN ODYSSEY, a travel memoir of an almost regular guy who gets totally unstuck in Tokyo — a «funny as hell non-fiction book about wanderlust and traveling abroad»; and TESTOSTERONE PIT, a short, edgy, humorous novel about car salesmen, their customers, managers, and shenanigans at a large Ford dealership.

As of now, both Amazon and Google's voice services are unavailable for in - car automobile systems like BMW's iDrive.

But, that could change, especially in the case of Google, which has been focusing on its Android Auto software to power the car entertainment systems of auto companies, like Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

In our culture that values the «stuff» we can see and measure, like how many awards, titles, fancy cars, and you know, fill in the rest of the goodies that map success, we often forget to factor in the price of well - being and rich relationshipIn our culture that values the «stuff» we can see and measure, like how many awards, titles, fancy cars, and you know, fill in the rest of the goodies that map success, we often forget to factor in the price of well - being and rich relationshipin the rest of the goodies that map success, we often forget to factor in the price of well - being and rich relationshipin the price of well - being and rich relationships.

«When you have evidence of a problem like this, regardless of what the standards say, automakers should develop a better approach,» says David Friedman, who served as NHTSA's acting administrator in 2014 and is now director of cars and product policy and analysis at Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization division of Consumer Reports.

For luxury brands, whose sales are often offline or in - store, tracking website conversions can be as difficult as choosing a present that your spouse actually likes (when luxury cars are not an option, of course).

He shows me a low - slung, rust - covered 1952 Chevrolet Fleetline, the first car his garage built; and a hunter - green 1968 Shelby Mustang, riding high on off - road tires, meant to look like the Mustang that appeared in the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.

«In order for technology like Autopilot to be safe, all cars must be outfitted with a simple communication device — perhaps a combination of a camera or GPS at the front of the vehicle — even if they're not self - driving,» said Oren Abadi, CEO of Abadi Motors, a luxury car retailer in New JerseIn order for technology like Autopilot to be safe, all cars must be outfitted with a simple communication device — perhaps a combination of a camera or GPS at the front of the vehicle — even if they're not self - driving,» said Oren Abadi, CEO of Abadi Motors, a luxury car retailer in New Jersein New Jersey.

He was incredibly successful in raising money for this Better Place thing, like $ 400 million or $ 500 million, but the board of directors weren't happy with the performance of the company, which has only sold 500 cars.

Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving cars in the United States.

I'm not really certain at the moment whether I think that smart cars or smart roads (like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhcars or smart roads (like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhCars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhere.

Attempting to surmount or overcome the unwinnable is like grinding gears in a car with a lot of loud noises, smoke and no forward motion.

In fact, the only form of A.I. he would like to see regulated is self - driving cars — such as those being developed by Musk's Tesla — which Brooks claims present imminent and very real practical problems.

Perhaps for this reason, many people who invest in start - ups tend to favor companies that are based on small, executable ideas over grand strategies like Martian colonization or the resurrection of the electric car.

«I have a friend who started living in their car a year before I did, so that kind of made it seem like a possibility.

As Danny Sullivan, founding editor of Search Engine Land, explains in layman's terms, «Hummingbird is the overall search algorithm, just like a car has an overall engine in it.

People might not even think of this, but there are people who work in tech but are low - paid, like cafeteria workers and custodial staff, and a lot of them also live out of their cars because they just can't afford being in housing.

Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, wrote a post Tuesday evening in which he shared his optimism over the rise of AI technologies like deep learning and how they could lead to breakthroughs in areas like healthcare and self - driving cars.

The 2018 Nissan Rogue, which I also tested recently, costs just $ 24,800 and is remarkably similar in terms of what you can load in the back, the overall feel on the road at least in terms of wind noise (a crossover is literally a cross between a full - size SUV and a car, but tends to drive more like an SUV), and even the fuel economy (around 33 highway for the Rogue, 28 highway for the Stelvio).

This weekend pays tribute to a specific era, 1985 - 89, and features a host of initiatives like cars with old - school car paint schemes, commemorative ticket and program designs, specially - designed apparel, retro food offerings at the track... unlike, say, baseball or football throw - back games where the only real change is the team's uniforms, Darlington and its partners goes all in.

It became about the details, and the details (just like advertising features in a car), leaves you open to competition and a disputing of the facts.

First you slip in small ways, like when you're running behind one morning and don't have time to cook egg whites, so you scarf down a couple of Pop - Tarts in the car.

My only gripe so far is that apps like GarageBand that run in landscape require that you swipe from the side of the phone, and fishing around for the phone in a dark car and trying to find the bottom of the phone to swipe up is a pain.

Prior to joining Tufts in 2008, Axelrod was head of capital management at Lehman — where he says his experience was «like driving a car at 85 miles per hour, knowing that's probably too fast, but not fully appreciating the danger.»

For a lower - priced vehicle, many of these tech features were surprising because they are usually found in upper - end luxury cars from brands like BMW and Audi.

Other analysts have pointed out the obvious, but still true, fact that the Master Plan Part Deux doesn't address any of Tesla's near - term concerns — like that it's missed its car shipment goals for two quarters in a row.

And because of that dominance, it has relationships with companies like Nissan and Volkswagen, both of whom are embedding Microsoft technologies in their cars.

When I tire of music or audiobooks in the car, I switch to podcasts as a way of feeling like I'm getting informed while stuck behind the wheel.

Nearly two - thirds of respondents also said they'd support calling up the National Guard or reserves to address civil unrest like that seen in Charlottesville in August, when white supremacists clashed with counterprotestors, one of whom was killed by a car driven by a man who had protested with a white - supremacist group.

«Shoppers are spending more of their disposable dollars on categories we don't sell, like cars, healthcare, electronics, and home improvement,» Hoguet said in a call with investors.

And one of the best ways to understand it all is to hop in a car with a franchisee like Buzhunashvili — spending a night with food as the most important passenger, and seeing what the future of delivery might look like.

Without taking the proper steps to protect your company, you could be putting it at risk in the event of personal issues like a divorce or a car accident.

Mobileye N.V., whose collision - avoidance technology has been adopted in cars made by the likes of BMW AG and General Motors Co., said on Sunday it had raised money from five investors that valued its equity at $ 1.5 billion, highlighting the market potential for driver - assistance systems.

One feature the company is touting, for example, will park the car for you at the press of a button — «like magic,» says a test driver in Ford's promotional video.

As companies continue to increase the number of tests they conduct in cities, their vehicles are facing the kinds of challenges — like pedestrians and intersections — that are more difficult for self - driving cars to handle.

Early consoles from the likes of Atari, Nintendo and Sega were very much like a car: you just plugged a cartridge in and it worked.

While Uber has invested heavily in autonomous - car technology, and CEO Travis Kalanick has said that's where the company's future lies, the battlefield is arrayed for a clash with big automakers like Ford, Tesla, and Mercedes, which are developing both self - driving technology and car - sharing software of their own.

Anyone early for an appointment can wait in a lounge, watch a video presentation about TD or chat — in English, Cantonese or Mandarin — to one of the roaming financial specialists, who work the floor of the open concept operation like sales staff at a car dealer.

So every time you get in your car, buy something from a shop, comment online in social media or post an update of some kind, remember, you are being watched and assessed, whether you like it or not.

The upshot: the EV shift might usher in the age of a bubble - or pod - shaped car like those popularised by the 1960s futuristic animated comedy series, The Jetsons.