Forbes has released its 2011 Worst Cars on the road list and it isn’t kind to American automakers. Cars from General Motors and Chrysler dominate the list, while Ford is spared. The only non-American cars on the list are the Mercedes-Benz S550, Smart Fortwo, and the Nissan Titan.
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You may not have heard of Otto yet, but you will. Founded by some of the minds behind Google's self-driving car including Anthony Levandowski, the team apparently got tired of working on tiny bubble cars that look like something out of a Playskool future world, and...
Autonomous vehicles have always been the domain of cheap sci-fi books and impractical tech demos. But, in the past few years huge strides in technology have been made and it seems like we've almost caught up with the future. Experts say the self-driving car will be a...
My father-in-law is an outdoorsy type and chronic hobbyist. He's always showing me some new piece of camping gear he's picked up or his latest piece of DIY handiwork. The other day he reached into his pocket, pulled out a small Altoid mints tin, and carefully opened...
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By now I'm sure we've all seen traffic cameras looming high above busy intersections. What was once a feature of sci-fi fantasy or something you'd only see in a massive city like Los Angeles is now a common sight in even small Ontario cities. I'll admit, I was...
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Are you a risk taker? I know that’s a bold question, but one I think we need to ask ourselves from time to time. Smart risk takers in business grow their business and do well for themselves. Is there such a thing as a smart risk taker when it comes to driving? Let’s...
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