Video: BMW asks, “Where are our flying cars?”
February 9, 2011 by admin
Filed under Green Auto
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Transportation Alternatives, BMW
BMW imagines the future of mobility – Click above to watch the video after the break
December 17, 1903. That’s the date the Wright Brothers first managed to get themselves and their heavier-than-air contraption off the ground for its maiden flight. As you’re surely aware, it’s been even longer [...]
Report: State Farm asks Toyota to pay for unintended acceleration insurance claims
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
Back in September of 2007, State Farm sent a letter to Toyota asking that the Japanese automaker pay for an insurance claim for a 2005 Camry that had reportedly wrecked as a result of unintended acceleration. According to a report in USA Today, State Farm wrote, “we are aware of [...]
Toyota asks ABC News for apology, retraction of Brian Ross report
Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota
“Toyota deserves a public retraction and formal apology from ABC News.” At least according to the automaker itself. For what, you ask? For ABC’s “irresponsible broadcast entitled “Expert: Electronic Design Flaw Linked to Runaway Toyotas.” You surely remember the piece, which originally aired the night before a Congressional Panel began [...]
Geneva 2010: Rinspeed UC? asks a lot of questions
March 20, 2010 by admin
Filed under Concept Cars
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Electric
Rinspeed UC? – Click above for high-res image gallery
Despite what your eyes may be telling you, the car you see above is not a Pygmy Fiat 500. It is, in fact, the questionably named Rinspeed UC? (pun intended – get it, questionably named… ha!), which the [...]
