Federal Agents Find Ferrari Stolen 28 Years Ago

20. April 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: Transportation, Travel · Tags: , ,

800px-2014_Rolling_Sculpture_Car_Show_14_(1981_Ferrari_308_GTSi)A bright red $50 000 Ferrari stolen 28 years ago was found by US customs officials and prevented from being exported to Poland.

The red 1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi was stolen on July 19, 1987 from a Newport Beach car lot. The original owner is a man from Orange County, Calif. and now wishes to remain anonymous. He had expressed interest in buying back the car.

When three decades ago, the man discovered his car had gone missing, he reported the car stolen and was compensated by his insurance company. More »

Experts Tell US Agency to Slow Down on Self-Driving Cars

10. April 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: New Technology, Transportation, Travel · Tags: , , , ,

изтеглен файлSelf-driving cars are more likely to hurt than help people because of unsolved technical issues, engineers, safety advocates and even automakers cautioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during a meeting on Friday. Read more on the topic here.

Industry Wants Lawmakers to Put Self-driving Cars in the Fast Lane

24. March 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: New Technology, Transportation, Travel · Tags: , , , ,

изтеглен файлAuto industry executives urge Congress to help create a regulatory fast lane to help the deployment of self-driving cars. Google and other companies producing autonomous cars say they can’t be bothered dealing with individual rules in each state. Read more on the topic here.

Now You Can Buy a Self-Driving Car for $20,440!

14. March 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: New Technology, Transportation, Travel · Tags: , , , , ,

2016_Honda_Civic_LX.jpegHonda Motor Co. has recently announced the release of its entry-level vehicle Civic LX sedan with automated safety features and advanced-driver assistance system which makes some of the most sophisticated technology on the market accessible to significantly more customers. The vehicle costs only $20,440.

The new Civic LX can be equipped with advanced-driver assistance systems, known as ADAS. The system keeps a vehicle in its lane and features automatic braking and cruise control. More »

Someone’s Bought the Queen’s Jaguar for £15,000 Without Realizing

22. February 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: Transportation, Travel · Tags: , ,

220px-Jaguar_X-type_front_20070521A lucky buyer has purchased the Queen’s Jaguar X-Type for £15,000 and doesn’t even know it.

The monarch’s Jaguar, that comes complete with parking sensors, heated seats and a dog grille, was sold for £15,000 after being offered online. The three-litre V6 Sovereign model had just 7,600 miles on the clock at the time of the sale despite being seven years old. The automatic vehicle was described as being “the next-best thing to buying a top-of-the-range X-type.” More »

Mystery Over Bloodied Body and Cash, Discovered on US-registered Cargo Jet

16. February 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: Transportation, Travel · Tags: , ,

800px-Handcuffs01_2008-07-27A U.S.-registered cargo jet was impounded in Zimbabwe after blood was seen dripping from the plane and a dead body and cash were later discovered on board, authorities said.

It was reported that the Boeing MD11 trijet cargo plane, owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines, that was traveling from Germany to South Africa “with millions of rands” on board. At today’s exchange rate, 1 million rand is worth approximately $62,500. More »

Air-merica: Photographer Captures Impressive Scenes From Above The U.S.

25. January 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: Travel · Tags: ,

Beautiful_LandscapeA 40-year pilot from San Francisco has captured the southern states in a way you have never seen before. An array of scenery as well as man-made landscapes look remarkably impressive when photographed from above.

These stunning aerial photographs were taken by Jassen Todorov who spent three weeks flying in a 1976 Piper Warrior plane across the southern U.S. including Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. More »

Ford Revives Lincoln Continental at 2016 Detroit Auto Show

18. January 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: New Technology, Transportation, Travel · Tags:

800px-Lincoln_MKZ_Concept_at_NAIAS_2012_(6679774509)After a nearly 14-year break, Lincoln Continental, the car of presidents, is returning. The new Continental flagship, a full-size sedan, debuted last week at the 2016 North American International Auto Show.

For most of its 99-year history, the Lincoln Continental was the pinnacle of luxury, the car of kings and presidents. The Continental was born in 1938, when Henry Ford’s son Edsel commissioned designers to make a convertible he could drive during his spring vacation to Palm Beach. Thrilled by the reception he got as he drove the elegant sedan, Edsel made the Continental part of Ford Motor Co.’s luxury Lincoln lineup. Continental sales peaked at 62,730 in 1990. More »

Detroit Auto Show 2016: Volvo XC90, Honda Civic Awarded Best Vehicles Of 2016

12. January 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: New Technology, Transportation, Travel · Tags: , , , ,

Honda_VEZEL_HYBRID_X_L_Package_(RU3)_frontThe Honda Civic and the Volvo XC90 won the prestigious awards at the 2016 North American International Auto Show. The winners were unveiled at the start of press previews for the Detroit Auto Show.

The 2016 Volvo XC90 midsize crossover SUV was awarded the best sport utility vehicle for 2016 on the opening day of the 2016 North American International Auto Show held at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit on Monday, January 11. The Honda Civic was announced as the North American Car of the Year.

A panel of fifty-three independent automotive journalists More »

This Hypersonic Jet Could Cross the Atlantic in 30 Minutes

04. January 2016 · Write a comment · Categories: New Technology, Transportation, Travel · Tags: , , ,

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANew York to London in half an hour? Just sign me up for the Screemr. The new supersonic plane concept, dubbed Skreemr, could be the passenger airliner of the future. Getting you from New York to London in just half an hour with a top speed of Mach 10, which is 10 times the speed of sound, or around 8,000 miles per hour, it will make the Atlantic seem more like a lake than an ocean.
The jet concept is the brainchild of Charles Bombardier, a Canadian engineer and inventor who describes in details his futuristic prototype designs in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. More »

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