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Apple may soon announce their own self-driving iCar
The all new Apple self-driving iCar Apple may soon announce plans to develop their own version of a self-driving car. The company'sself-driving car technology plans have been a poorly kept secret for a while and following a letter written by Apple's director of product integrity, Steve Kenner tothe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States, their plans may...
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Gardaí to test drivers for drugs at roadside
Garda roadside drugs test AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA has been given the go-ahead for new powers to test drivers for drugs on the roadside. The measures are part of the Road Traffic Bill 2016, which was passed by the Oireachtas, 21 December 2016 The bill legislates on drug driving; written-off vehicles; mutual recognition of driver disqualifications between Ireland and the UK;...
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Gang steals €20,000 from parked cars
Gang steals €20,000 from parked cars in separate Cork thefts Drivers have been cautioned against leaving large sums of money in their cars. Just in Cork alone, there has been a spate of car robberies in which a criminal gang has stolen almost €20,000. Superintendent, Mick Comyns of Mayfield Garda station in Cork advised people withdrawing large sums from their...
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CarTube - London Underground for Cars
London Underground for Cars London-based architectural firm PLP has come up with an ingenious proposal to move all cars into an underground tube system they are dubbing ‘CarTube’. Dreamt up by Lars Hesselgren and the PLP research team, the ‘Car Tube’ concept reflects the company motto, “Streets are for people, not cars.” The proposed underground system for cars would have...
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Number of vehicles increasing dramatically
Dramatic increase in traffic volume Without a doubt, if you are a regular traveller along the M50 you know only too well that there is an increasing number of vehicles on the road. The country's busiest motorway is now at the point of "breakdown" due to the sheer number of vehicles using it every day. With almost 159,000 vehicles using...
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Europe car of the year 2017
The shortlist: Superminis NissanMicra Citroën C3 Executive Peugeot 3008 Alfa Romeo Giulia Mercedes E-Class Crossovers Toyota C-HR Volvo S90/V90 Nissan Micra The big surprise at this years Paris motor show was the introduction of the new Nissan Micra supermini which stole the limelight from the Citroën stand, which was literally across the aisle. To the surprise of many, they did...
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Abandoned 1930’s era cars discovered in old quarry
Abandoned 1930’s era cars discovered in old quarry A previously undiscovered collection of abandoned cars from the World War Two-era has been discovered in a small quarry in rural central France. It is believed that they were hidden away at the start of the war to avoid them being requisitioned. The cars have been rusting away in the same spot...
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Man loses €11.5k in DoneDeal car scam
A man has revealed how he was conned out of €11,500 by DoneDeal scammers Eamonn Dunne was the unfortunate victim of an elaborate car scam recently. “I was blinded by the excitement.”, he said. When he contacted Joe Duffy’s Liveline last week he revealed how he had fallen victim to an ad which had been hacked on the popular site,...
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Gardaí seize vehicle not taxed in four years
Gardaí seize a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years The Gardaí last week stopped a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years. When the driver was questioned by the Guards he claimed to be a mechanic who was fixing the vehicle at the time. Meanwhile, Garda checkpoints are being increased around the country in the...
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Secondhand car imports doubled in November
Secondhand car imports increase The latest statistics on secondhand car imports from the UK has revealed that car imports into Ireland skyrocketed by 98.8 per cent in November compared to the same month last year. During the month there was a total of 7,571 imported used cars licenced up from 3,906 in November 2015. In total 97% of all used...