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Scary downtown LA fire closes two freeways [w/videos]
Filed under: Safety, Police/Emergency, Videos A massive blaze in Los Angeles of an under-construction apartment complex shut down two of the city's major freeways early Monday morning. First reported...
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Oil trains create 'virtual' pipeline with sometimes undisclosed routes [w/video]
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Autoblog Black The Wall Street Journal has a story on issues surrounding the "virtual pipeline," and it's hard to know where to begin sorting out what's...
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Honda expands Takata airbag recall to 5.4M units in the US
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Acura, Honda While Honda already announced plans to take its front driver's side Takata airbag inflator recall nationwide, the automaker has now officially reported on the...
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Nissan, Infiniti recall more than 130,000 vehicles for potential fuel leak
Filed under: Sedan, SUV, Recalls, Safety, Crossover, Infiniti, Nissan, Luxury Nissan and its luxury brand, Infiniti, are set to recall 133,592 vehicles after discovering that fuel could leak out around...
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Mazda considers expanding Takata recall nationwide
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, Mazda Vehicle recalls have come in force recently. Honda expanded its front driver's side Takata airbag inflator recall nationwide to cover an estimated 5.4-million...
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Acura TLX sales stopped over rollaway fears
Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Acura, Luxury A bad indicator that could convince customers that affected cars are in park, even when they aren't, has pushed Acura to issue a stop-sale for the...
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Streetpong is the cure for pedestrian boredom
Filed under: Europe, Safety, Toys/Games, Design/Style, Technology, Videos A group of Germans have come up with an ingenious way to prevent jaywalking and entertain pedestrians at the same time. It's...
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BMW i8 recalled over possible fuel leak
Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Recalls, Safety, BMW, Luxury Some 223 examples of the 2014 BMW i8, built between May 16, 2014 and September 16, 2014, are being recalled over a potential fuel...
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eCall emergency call system to be mandatory in EU cars by 2018?
Filed under: Europe, Safety, UK, Technology It's been in the works for more than seven years, but a deal between the European Parliament and the European Council has agreed upon mandatory...
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Mazda expands scope of vehicles affected by Takata airbag recall to 330k
Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Mazda Earlier this week a Reuters report indicated that Mazda was considering a nationwide expansion of its recall for vehicles equipped with Takata airbag...
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Takata airbag recall claims 209k Chrysler, Dodge vehicles
Filed under: Sedan, Truck, Wagon, Recalls, Safety, Chrysler, Dodge Chrysler is expanding the scope of its front passenger side Takata airbag inflator recall yet again to include 139,115 additional...
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10 automakers shack up in Detroit hotel to talk Takata airbags
Filed under: Recalls, Safety, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota Since Takata has decided not to take the lead concerning potential issues with its airbag...
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Uber enabled surge pricing in downtown Sydney during hostage crisis [UPDATE]
Filed under: Etc., Safety, Technology, Australia, Smartphone UPDATE: Uber spokesperson Katie Curran sent a statement about the company's response. It can be read below. Ridesharing service Uber is...
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South Dakota yanks double-entendre 'Don't Jerk and Drive' campaign [w/video]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, VideosThe South Dakota Office of Highway Safety just can't take its own suggestive joke. The government organization recently started a public service campaign...
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11-year-old Arkansas girl pays cabbie $1,300 to drive her to Florida boy
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Police/Emergency An 11-year-old girl from Arkansas is back at home after stealing $1,300 from her grandmother and taking a long-distance cab ride to meet a...
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Kiwi seniors accidentally lock themselves in Mazda3 for 13 hours, nearly die
Filed under: Budget, Etc., Safety, Hatchback, Mazda It's an over-played trope that senior citizens are bad with technology. Its regular use as a comedic device, though, overshadows a more dire...
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Ford blows up Takata airbag recall by over 447k vehicles
Filed under: Performance, Recalls, Safety, Ford Ford is the latest automaker to announce an expansion to its Takata driver-side airbag inflator recall, and the latest increase adds an additional...
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GM ignition switch recall fund reaches 100 approved claims for deaths, injuries
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, GM The General Motors ignition-switch compensation fund has the macabre task of determining whether to pay settlements to those who claim to be hurt by the...
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Cadillac CT6 will get high-res streaming video rearview mirror
Filed under: Sedan, Safety, Technology, Cadillac, Luxury Cadillac is preparing a big upgrade to the humble rearview mirror, adding a streaming video function that it claims will improve a driver's...
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Swedish car mag says Ford Mondeo is dangerously, illegally overweight [w/video]
Filed under: Wagon, Europe, Safety, Videos, Ford Sweden's Teknikens Värld has a reputation for being very persnickety when it comes to auto safety testing, and its latest catch is the Mondeo Titanium...
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