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News•July 9, 2019

Autonomous Vehicle Startups Seek Partners to Survive Early Development Phase

Apple acquired Drive.ai just as it was about to cease operations. The buyout reveals the high stakes in a market that is taking longer to put autonomous vehicles on the road than initially planned.

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Articles•by Marianne Matthews•July 8, 2019

How to Deal with Aggressive Drivers

Follow these six tips to avoid confrontations with drivers who engage in tailgating, unnecessary horn honking, verbal assaults, or making hostile hand gestures.

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News•by Staff•July 4, 2019

Crashes Rank as Second-Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths

Motor vehicle crashes ranked as the second-leading cause of unintentional, preventable deaths nationwide in 2017, according to the National Safety Council's annual report.

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News•by Staff•July 3, 2019

Fourth of July Vehicle Thefts Average About 2,000

From 2014 through 2017, an average of more than 2,000 vehicles were stolen on the Fourth of July holiday each year, which ranks the holiday in the middle of the list of highest-risk holidays for vehicle thefts, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

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News•by Staff•July 3, 2019

2020 Kia Soul Captures Top Safety Pick+

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has given its top safety award to the redesigned 2020 Kia Soul, when the small car is outfitted with optional front crash prevention and specific headlights.

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News•by Staff•July 3, 2019

Auto Theft Hot Spots Ranked for 2018

While vehicle thefts in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) have dropped 28% since 2016, the city continues to have the highest per capita rate of vehicle theft in the nation, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's 2018 Hot Spots report.

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News•July 3, 2019

Waymo Expands Its Self-Driving Shuttle Service to California

The company has been permitted to take part in the state’s autonomous vehicle passenger service pilot program, along with Zoox, AutoX, and Pony.ai.

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News•by Staff•July 2, 2019

Volkswagen Recalls Three Audi Vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has issued three separate safety recalls for various problems with multiple Audi models.

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News•by Staff•July 2, 2019

Newark: Riskiest Driving City Over Fourth of July

Newark, N.J., roadways were found to be 53% riskier than any other U.S. city between July 3 and July 5, 2018, based on commercial fleet data collected by Lytx, a provider of video telematics and analytics.

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News•by Staff•July 1, 2019

Headlights Hold Back Ford Ranger Crew Cab from Top Safety Pick

The 2019 Ford Ranger crew cab pickup scored good ratings in five crash tests and offered additional crash prevention technologies, but fell short of capturing Top Safety Pick recognition due to its headlights.

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