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Car Insurance giants in talks with driverless car developers
Car Insurance giants in talks with driverless car developers The insurance company Aviva is positioning itself in the driverless car arena and is actively preparing for the arrival of autonomous vehicles by looking to partner with manufacturers and seal deals. The automotive industry is expected to dramatically change in the next 15 years and many insurance companies are concerned that...
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Car Check Report
What is a car check report? The MyVehicle.ie car check report is a comprehensive reported history of a used motor vehicle that has been registered in Ireland, the UK and elsewhere. The car check report is designed to alert you to potentially significant information about a vehicle and its history. Running a MyVehicle.ie car history check report will include essential...
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Garda cars now being used to wake up sleeping homeless people in Dublin city centre
Garda cars now being used to wake up sleeping homeless people in Dublin city centre Members of An Garda Síochána were caught on video this morning waking up a sleeping homeless person by sounding the car horn. The Garda patrol vehicle was seen driving down Dublin's Henry Street, honking its horn to wake the homeless. The video above, was captured...
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New Car Awards
AUTO Trader in the UK has held its first 'New Car Awards' and in the process has named the 10 cars its says can "truly be described as consumer car champions". The new car awards committee came up with the list of winners after they got the views of around 10,000 of its users. They found that about half...
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Dubai’s Newest Police Cars Are All-Electric BMW’s
Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf, it is one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE. Dubai's police force is famous for its fleet of exotic supercars but the emirate has added yet another high-tech, rear-wheel-drive vehicle to its fleet. Added...
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20,000 Bees Swarm Womans Car
When you get back home from work on an ordinary afternoon, the last thing you expect to find is that your car has been taken over by a 20,000 swarming bees. This is exactly what happened to one unfortunate woman over in Hull, in the UK this week. First, we apologise for the awful artificial voice-over on the video. You...
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Michelin says NO to changing tyres at 3mm tread depth
Tyre depth threshold should remain the same Some manufactures within the tyre industry are calling for the minimum legal tread depth to change from 1.6mm to 3mm. In contrast to other tyre manufacturers, Michelin says that changing tyres at 3mm is not necessary. Not only is it not necessary but it is also costly and harmful to the environment. It...
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Car Check
What is a MyVehicle car history check and is it really worth it? Every day in Ireland there are many people who unknowingly buy used cars that have either been previously written off, damaged, stolen, clocked or under finance! On first look, everything may initially seem fine with these vehicles and many new owners are unaware of any...
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Electric cars will soon charge as you drive
15 New test tracks are being developed with integrated charging technologies built into the roadway allowing electric cars to be charged without even stopping at a charging station. Wireless technology and innovation company, Qualcomm has introduced a new road charging system that can charge a car while it's travelling at 'highway speeds'. The new system is being called Dynamic Electric...
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India not yet ready for electric cars according to Honda Cars India CEO
India not yet ready for electric cars according to Honda Cars India CEO. Honda's President and CEO in India has predicted that the impediment to the introduction of electric cars in India will be infrastructure as well as price. Honda Cars said on Friday 26 May that India is not yet ready to have electric cars in large numbers due...