Alexandru Monenciu
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UK Motorists Are Afraid of Self-Driving Cars, Continental’s Study Reveals
8 Jan 2016, 15:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / As more and more automakers are focusing on their fully autonomous cars, there are some companies that are also interested in the impact that these cars will have on people and what their opinions on this are. Continental’s research revealed ...
Lewis Hamilton Wanted to Buy Block’s “Hoonicorn.” Until He Heard the Price
8 Jan 2016, 14:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Lewis Hamilton is the man of the moment in Formula 1, after winning his third World Championship title and, who knows, going for the fourth. The British race driver is also known for his expensive taste in cars and bikes. Quite recently, he wanted ...
Nissan’s Driverless Car Visits NASA's Ames Research Center
8 Jan 2016, 13:45 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Nissan continues to aim for the stars as the Japanese carmaker is currently testing NASA space technology within its fully autonomous cars. In January 2015, the Japanese carmaker signed a five-year research and development partnership with NASA...
Audi Takes Car Configuration to the Next Level
8 Jan 2016, 12:29 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Ingolstadt-based carmaker has joined forces with Quadro GPU maker Nvidia and virtual reality suppliers Oculus and HTC and revealed at CES 2016 a new virtual system that will allow its customers to build and configure their cars and even offered...
Honda UK Launches New Special Editions of Civic and CR-V
8 Jan 2016, 10:23 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / New Year comes with some nice changes for Honda fans from the UK. The Japanese carmaker is set to launch a limited edition Civic and a Black Edition CR-V, both available from early February 2016. After a break of three years, Honda is bringing ...
Renault-Nissan to Launch More than 10 Driverless Cars Through 2020
8 Jan 2016, 10:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Like it or not, driverless cars are apparently the newest trend in the business. Automakers are all in a fierce competition where each and every one of them is boasting about when this technology will hit the streets. The latest member of the &ldqu...
Honda Launches Funky “The Dreamer” Ad to Support the 2016 Civic Sedan
7 Jan 2016, 18:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Honda is used to amaze us with eye-catching commercials for its upcoming vehicles. “The Dreamer” is yet another ad by the Japanese automaker that will make you hit the repeat button. In this 30-second spot, the all-new Civic Sedan t...
An Incredibly Rare 1981 Lamborghini Countach Could Be Yours
7 Jan 2016, 17:04 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / A beautiful example of automotive art is going to be auctioned at Race Retro by Silverstone Auctions between February 26 and 28, 2016. It’s a 1981 Lamborghini Countach, one of the most popular vehicles built by the Italian carmaker. This r...
McLaren Automotive Boasts About a Record 2015
7 Jan 2016, 16:07 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Every carmaker draws the line at the end of each year and analyzes its progress, so McLaren did the same and it turns out that the British supercar producer delivered 1,654 cars to customers across 30 markets and even created 250 new jobs within it...
A 2014 Youabian Puma Is Up for Sale at James Edition
7 Jan 2016, 15:13 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / I’m sure you haven’t heard the words exotic and monster truck together until now. Neither have I, but this is the description of the Youabian Puma that is now for sale at James Edition for $895,000. When it was released at the Los A...
Volkswagen May Buy Back One-Fifth of the Dieselgate-Affected Vehicles in the U.S.
7 Jan 2016, 14:20 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / After earlier this week the U.S. Justice Department sued the German automaker for up to $48 billion, now Volkswagen is thinking to buy back no less than 115,000 U.S. cars affected by the real emissions scandal. The Wolfsburg-based company has to...
Happy 75th Anniversary, Jeep!
7 Jan 2016, 13:00 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / For the past 75 years, Jeep has been mostly known for its iconic cars, such as the Willys, Wrangler, Comanche or the Cherokee. Now, to mark its diamond anniversary, the American company is building 75th Anniversary special edition models of each ve...
Mercedes-Benz Gets Go-Ahead to Test Autonomous E-Class in Nevada
7 Jan 2016, 10:34 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / The Mercedes-Benz E-Class becomes the first standard-production vehicle to be granted a test license for autonomous driving after Nevada legislators allowed the German carmaker to run tests on public roads and in normal traffic conditions. In o...
The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Is Finally Here
7 Jan 2016, 09:46 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Judging by all the fuss surrounding the Ioniq in the past few weeks, you could say this was the most-awaited car to hit the hybrid vehicles market. Now, it was finally revealed to domestic media in South Korea, and more details about Hyundai’...
McLaren Recalls a Large Number of P1s in the U.S.
6 Jan 2016, 18:03 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Maybe you would expect for a standard car to be recalled because the engineers did something wrong, but what happens when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration discovers a problem on a $1,350,000 car? Yes, you don’t have to rub y...
Silicon Valley Is Not Leading the World of Self-Driving Auto Innovation
6 Jan 2016, 17:02 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Because it now hosts the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas became a hot point in the automotive world and it proudly joins other venues such as the Nurburgring, Le Mans, Daytona or Silverstone, which are best known for their c...
Meet Snuber, the Driverless Taxi from Seoul University's Campus · Video
6 Jan 2016, 16:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / While some states, such as California, Michigan or Nevada, are being invaded by fully autonomous cars traveling on its public roads all day long, a South Korean university has its own driverless taxi that roams around the campus each day, transport...
More Goodies from CES 2016: TomTom Launches Highly Automated Driving Maps
6 Jan 2016, 15:12 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Dutch company TomTom, which produces navigation and mapping products, has delivered its Highly Automated Driving (HAD) map products, meant for California’s interstate roads as well as Michigan’s interstates and freeways, at CES 2016. ...
Volkswagen’s Latest Gesture Control Technology to Hit Mass Production After CES 2016
6 Jan 2016, 14:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Volkswagen returned to this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas more determined than ever, and besides the BUDD-e concept vehicle, the German carmaker also presented the e-Golf Touch. With its new infotainment system w...
The Land Rover Freelander 1 Is a Heritage Vehicle from Now On
6 Jan 2016, 13:18 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Land Rover stopped producing the Freelander 1 in 2006, but even now, after ten years and a lot of other models, the classic 4x4 remains one of the brand’s best-selling models. The British carmaker decided to make the hugely popular model a La...