Posts Tagged ‘automobiles’
March 28, 2022
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In 81 years of production. the VW Beetle sold over 23 million units. The final Beetle rolled off the assembly line in Puebla, Mexico, in 2019. A Business Insider video.
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February 15, 2022
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You won’t See a Tesla commercial on TV. Celebrities and influencers (including Elon Musk) do the work of ads for free. The company puts money into research and development instead of PR. A Newsthink video by Cindy Pom .
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August 13, 2021
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“How Car Chase Scenes Have Evolved Over 100 Years,” a video by Movies Insider.
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June 1, 2021
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The Höga is a modular, assemble-yourself elecric-powered concept for an urban car. If Ikea and Renault had a baby, it might look like this, shipped as 374 pieces, complete with a 3mm hex wrench, for €5,300 ($6,467 USD). This is a thesis project created by transportation design student Ryan Schlotthauer .
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May 11, 2021
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Expanding highways doesn’t do what you think it does. A Vox video.
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“What’s Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse,” Adam Mann, Wired
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April 22, 2021
Perhaps believing there aren’t enough unemployed delivery drivers in Texas, Domino’s Pizza will deliver pies via Nuro R2 autonomous robot vehicles in Houston. Domino’s selling point to customers: no tipping .
Houston traffic . Robot cars with a top speed of 25 MPH. Texan gun ownership rate . What could possibly go wrong?
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“Nuro’s self-driving robot will deliver Domino’s pizza orders to customers in Houston,” Kim Lyons, The Verge
“Houston, we have a robot: Nuro, Domino’s team up for autonomous pizza delivery,” Brian Straight, Modern Shipper, via FreightWaves
“Beep Beep: Domino’s Is Testing a Self-Driving Delivery Car,” Jenny G. Zhang, Eater
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February 19, 2021
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It’s an evolution, and comments on the latest revision are open until March 15th.
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD)
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May 10, 2020
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“Shutting Down Our Town,” written by Troy Cassar-Daley , recorded by Jimmy Barnes , 2019.
Jimmy Barnes website
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April 25, 2020
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“Goofy’s Freeway Troubles,” a 1965 Disney Studios theatrical cartoon directed by Les Clark . Written by William Bosché , with music by George Bruns . Animation by Ray Aragon , Jack Boyd , Bill Layne , Bob McCrea , Cliff Nordberg , Walt Peregoy , and Robert W. Youngquist . Narrated by Paul Frees . Goofy is voiced by Pinto Colvig , his last appearance in a role he created.
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