Manhole Suddenly Explodes, Nearly Takes a Toddler With It
23 Jan 2015, 11:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Something as peaceful as a steaming manhole could hide a real danger. Don’t know about you, but we’re kinda looking with skepticism towards any of these metal-capped holes now. We saw wa...
The NHTSA Could Change Its 5-Star Safety Rating System
22 Jan 2015, 13:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A recent report from the Detroit News claims that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will soon be changing their 5-star safety rating system that has been in place since 1...
UK Motorists Fear Garage Practices, Prefer To Drive With Faults
22 Jan 2015, 13:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Are there too many cars on the road these days that develop so many problems they determine mechanics carry out fast, lousy repair jobs? Can’t really find an answer to that right now, but trut...
Flaming Mercedes-Benz Runs Away from Firefighters
22 Jan 2015, 10:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / OK, here’s a quick tip for when your car catches fire: before you get out and try to extinguish the fire manually or wait for the firemen to do it, don’t forget to put it in park or pull...
Bike Sense Safety Tech Can Prevent Accidents Involving Bicycles and Motorbikes
20 Jan 2015, 11:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This editor is one of those drivers that’s caught in a dilemma regarding the bicycles versus vehicles topic. Trying to ease off congestion and being just a tad healthier by riding a bicycle to...
Man Keeps Filming a Semi Truck About to Crash into Him Like Nothing Happens
20 Jan 2015, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Think fast! You’re on an icy highway and some people just crashed ahead. You managed to stop and want to take a picture of the scene of the accident (although that’t not quite the reacti...
Jeep Cherokee Fire Leads to NHTSA Investigation
18 Jan 2015, 12:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Everybody's heard auto horror stories. It's impossible not to have read a forum or a friend of yours telling you "A buddy of mine just got a new sedan and its full of faults." Wh...
Toyota Prius V Gets Airbag Recall
16 Jan 2015, 09:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nope, the Takata airbag recalls are not to blame here. It’s simply Toyota’s fault for not correctly installing a part of the passenger airbag system on some of its Prius v models. The...
Mercedes-Benz Recall in Germany Comprises of Roughly 114,000 Turbo Diesel-Engined Vehicles
15 Jan 2015, 11:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the demise of the so-called “2014 - Year of the Recalls”, us petrolheads hoped that all major carmakers learned the A-B-Cs of vehicle safety dos and don’ts . Still, 2015 came ...
Toyota Using Oculus Rift Simulator to Educate Young Drivers
14 Jan 2015, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Apart from the all-new Tacoma pickup, Toyota also brought its new TeenDrive365 distracted driving simulator which uses the Oculus Rift VR goggles to educate teens and even parents about the dangers ...
Momma Riding Shotgun Is the Safest Way to Drive
14 Jan 2015, 15:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Automakers are shoveling tons of money into safety equipment to keep you out of danger whenever you go behind the wheel. While those measures will bump a car’s price quite high, here’s t...
New Belt Airbag Designed to Protect Falling Seniors
14 Jan 2015, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The first commercial airbags were introduced in passenger cars during the 1970s. We won’t start arguing who was first or who invented them, but we’ll tell you they remained in the automo...
Nissan Teams Up With NASA for Autonomous Car Development
13 Jan 2015, 14:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The future is all about boring autonomous vehicles and you can’t do anything to stop that. Even the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) believes in it and teamed up with Nissa...
Guy Avoids Drunk Driving by Pranking the AAA
13 Jan 2015, 10:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Had one too many beers with some mates downtown and feel that driving will get you in big trouble? Of course, you can take a cab, but then you’ll have to come back and collect your car tomorro...
World’s First Connected Bike Grips Is an Eye-Free GPS Connected to Your Hands
12 Jan 2015, 17:51 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Instead of paying thousands to get a smart bicycle wouldn’t it be easier to simply get a clever (and cheap for that matter) update on your regular two-wheeled city commuter? This is basically ...
The Bicycle of the Future Will Warn Its Rider When a Car Is About to Hit It
9 Jan 2015, 14:06 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While Volvo wants to save lives with their new connected helmet technology, bicycle enthusiasts around the planet are focusing on designing safety features that could be applied straight to the two-...
Subaru Recall Alert: 198,900 US Vehicles May Suffer From Brake Line Corrosion
8 Jan 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a document forwarded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by Subaru of America, Inc., the Japanese manufacturer is starting the year with a plentiful vehicle safety rec...
OnStar Advanced Vehicle Diagnostics Showcased, to Debut on 2016 Chevrolet Models
6 Jan 2015, 15:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After introducing OnStar 4G LTE with Wi-Fi capability and the 84-strong recall tally in 2014, General Motors is getting really serious about keeping users of cars manufactured by the company as safe...
Lincoln MKC Recalled Over Two Issues, Ford Escape Too
5 Jan 2015, 18:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it’s a new nameplate which entered production in the summer of 2014, the Lincoln MKC isn’t without faults apparently. According to a report published today by the Ford Motor ...
Bumper Bot Will Protect Your Parked Car from Getting Hit By Others
5 Jan 2015, 13:56 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Sure, most of the modern cars come with parking sensors that will assist you while you’re squeezing your car in the lot. But what if the reason your bumper gets bruises is somebody else? What...