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Diesel drivers in the UK could face costly repair bills because thousands are driving illegal cars
Diesel drivers in the UK could face costly repair bills because thousands are driving illegal cars An investigation in the UK has found that thousands of drivers are illegally driving modified cars without diesel exhaust filters. Because diesel filters process large amounts of particulate matter from the diesel exhaust, the filters can easily become clogged and likely break. If you...
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Facebook Marketplace for cars
Interested in buying a car through Facebook? Well social media giant has Marketplace now with a dedicated section for vehicles. Car buyers can search filters to find a vehicle with a specific type, make, model, mileage, transmission. Search volume in Facebook’s peer-to-peer classifieds directory that launched a year ago has grown 3X globally since the start of 2017, with 18...
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London's Piccadilly Circus get huge new screen which will display ads based on nearby cars and pedestrians
Smile, your favourite brands are watching you! A huge new screen is now on display in London's iconic Piccadilly Circus which will track cars and pedestrians who pass by to display targeted ads. The huge 790 square meter smart screen can produce 281 trillion different colours from 11 million pixels spaced 8 millimetres apart. When it is turned on later...
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Storm Ophelia - In the event of a breakdown follow this important advice for your safety
Storm Ophelia - In the event of a breakdown follow this important advice for your safety Status Red weather warnings have been issued nationwide as Hurricane Ophelia is set to hit today. Violent and destructive gusts are forecast with all areas at risk, and in particular the southwest and the south this morning, and eastern counties throughout the afternoon. This...
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Hurricane Ophelia. Prepare to stay safe
Hurricane Ophelia has made landfall this morning in the South of Ireland so its important for all motorists and especially pedestrians and cyclists to stay safe. Met Éireann has confirmed that Ophelia is the most powerful hurricane to have ever been this far east in the Atlantic on record and it is Ireland’s first ever recorded hurricane. Hurricane Ophelia became...
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Uber denied licence to operate in London in shock move that bans cars from city's streets
Uber denied licence to operate in London in shock move that bans cars from city's streets Uber has been stripped of its licence to operate in London in a shock move to ban cars from the city streets. The ride-sharing company has launched an unprecedented attack on Transport for London in mid-September, accusing the transport body of bending to minority...
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You can now earn a degree in self-driving cars
You can now earn a degree in ‘self-driving cars’ courtesy of Lyft and Udacity Lyft is a transportation network company based in San Francisco, California, which develops, markets and operates the Lyft car transportation mobile app. Udacity is a for-profit online teaching startup who originally focused on offering university-style courses and now focuses on vocational courses for professionals. These two...
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Greenpeace activists board ship transporting Volkswagen diesel cars to UK
Greenpeace activists and protesters from boarded the vehicle carrier Elbe Highway a few weeks ago, in an attempt to block its shipment of Volkswagen cars to the UK. Their actions come in the wake of increasing global concern over the dangers of diesel emissions and as a result the environmental activists boarded the ship and attached themselves to the large...
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Rigged diesel engines being blamed for 5,000 premature deaths per year in Europe
A new study has found that diesel emissions are associated with approximately 38,000 deaths annually around the world. Of these reported deaths, researchers believe that over 10,000 deaths occur in Europe each year caused by pollution from light duty diesel vehicles and of that number about a half or 5,000 of those deaths could have been avoided if nitrogen oxides...
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Volvo buys car valet startup Luxe to boost its digital services
Car giant, Volvo has acquisitioned a new startup, Luxe, who specialise in car valet and concierge services After a pivot and months of speculation about the future, the company has finally found a buyer for its business. Volvo Cars announced that it is acquiring the startup’s platform, technology, key staff and other assets, which it will use to put some...