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Toyota Recalls All Its Hydrogen-Fueled Cars
Toyota Hydrogen Car Recall Toyota is to recall all of their hydrogen-fuelled zero-emission Mirai cars due to output voltage problems within the fuel cell system Toyota believes that under certain unique driving conditions, such as if the accelerator pedal is pressed to a wide open throttle position while driving on a long descent on cruise control, there could be a...
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An insurance fraud you may be involved in without knowing that could give you a criminal record
An insurance fraud you may be involved in without knowing that could give you a criminal record New statistics are revealing that almost half of drivers believe that a form of fraud which can secure cheaper car insurance for younger drivers is acceptable. Unbeknownst to most drivers, they are engaging in a fraud which is known as “fronting.” Fronting, believe...
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Fake Vehicle Licensing Certificates VLC Logbooks
Fake Logbooks MyVehicle.ie is highlighting an increased risk for used car buyers, that is the existence of fake VLC Certificates or logbooks as they are otherwise known. Unsuspecting motorists can send the Vehicle Licensing Certificates (VLC / Logbook) of the second-hand vehicle that they recently purchased to the Department of Transport, only to have the Gardai call around to inform...
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Ford reveals some concerns about self driving cars
Ford share concerns about autonomous cars The Chief Executive Officer of Ford, Mark Fields is revealing a major fear about self--driving cars as they are moving full speed ahead with its self-driving cars. Ford aims to have fully autonomous commercial cars on the road by 2021 but they aren’t the only company trying to bring self-driving cars to market in...
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How to Spot a Flood Damaged Car
Flood Damaged Cars Below are some of the main things to look out for in a flood damaged car: Headlights Check for any indication that they have been under water. Is there any condensation lines on the lenses? Do the headlights have any visible water lines? If so, this could mean that the car has had possible water damage. Use...
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Tesla begins production of the Model 3
Tesla Model 3 goes into production Tesla is shutting down its Fremont factory in California for a week this month to prepare its assembly line for its highly anticipated lower priced electric car, the Model 3. Tesla had this to say last week, “This will allow Tesla to begin Model 3 production later this year as planned and enable us...
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Benefits of vehicle telematic data systems
What are vehicle telematic data systems? Fleet managers can see the benefits of these telematic systems as it enables early corrective action to be taken on driver performance and enhance driver safety protocols. Under these newer telematic systems, drivers will be able to access their own individual portals to enable them to monitor and gain insight into their own personal...
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Driving Doctor perfects telematics data management
Telematics data management and Telemetry The Driving Doctor a new driver behaviour software provider is claiming that they can remove a major obstacle that has hindered the uptake of telematics. Like most scientific terminologies, the words telematics and telemetry has their root meaning in the Greek and relates to remote operations with a given object. The term “telemetry” is probably...
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Maserati recalls another 39,000 cars
Maserati recalls another 39,000 cars Maserati in North America is recalling at least 39,381 Quattroporte, Ghibli and Levante vehicles after discovering two very serious defects that could lead to fires. It has been discovered that when adjusting the front seats, it could potentially lead to an electrical short which could ignite a fire in the affected vehicle. According to documents...
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Ferry crossings by car increased by 2% to 8.8m in 2016
Car ferry crossings increase dramatically Ireland, as an island nation has a vibrant car ferry service connecting Ireland to both the UK and Continental Europe. New figures are showing the number of sea crossing with cars on Irish and UK ferries rose by 2% last year. Discover Ferries said the increase in car ferry trips was driven by a 5%...