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Tokyo Motor Show 2019 from the eyes of a car-guy

As a preview of our Tokyo Motor Show special coming out later in the week, I thought of sharing some of my personal favorites at #TMS2019. Cars that inspire, point to the future, occupy a special place…

PDEA conducts surprise ‘Oplan Undaspot’ drug tests for bus drivers

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday conducted simultaneous surprise mandatory drug tests for drivers at bus terminals in Pasay City and Quezon City as part of efforts to secure passengers traveling to the provinces for…

Hyundai tests ride-share service using self-driving cars in California

IT’S CALLED BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service freshly launched by Hyundai Motor in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via. Starting on November 4, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai Kona Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing…

Strait Driving in Surigao

This laid-back city in Mindanao’s northeastern tip has earned the monikers “nickel capital” and the “Gateway to Mindanao” due to the Davao-bound vehicles which disembark at the Lipata port after crossing the Surigao Strait from Southern Leyte.…

MDPPA mounts first Road Safety Summit in Davao

The Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association, Inc. (MDPPA), an association of the country’s four major motorcycle manufacturers: Honda Philippines Inc., Kawasaki Motors (Phils) Corp, Suzuki Philippines Inc. and Yamaha Motor Philippines Inc., held its first road safety…

Porsche and Lucasfilm team up to make starship for Star Wars Episode 9 premiere

As the world anticipates the release of the final episode of the Star Wars saga, Porsche is preparing for the December world premiere by teaming up with the Lucasfilm — the production company behind the franchise —…

Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ feature to potentially roll out this year

In an earnings call on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Tesla chief executive officer and co-founder Elon Musk stated that a full self-driving (FSD) mode for Tesla vehicles could roll out in limited numbers as an early access beta…

Who will be the 2019 F1 world drivers champion?

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 recently wrapped up the constructors title in Suzuka last weekend.  The Brackely team has now racked up six world titles in a row, even with four races still left to run on the…

Tesla Shares up 13% After Update on Profits

Tesla shares raced higher in after-hours trading Wednesday following the company’s announcement that its factory in China had started production and quarterly financial results that beat expectations. Shares in Tesla climbed more than 20 percent after the…

Nissan reveals torquey 300hp+ Leaf prototype at Tokyo Motor Show week

Aside from unveiling the Aria and IMk electric vehicle (EV) concept cars, Nissan invited some regional media to test a variety of its EV cars at the proving grounds of Grandrive, Nissan’s proprietary test track located just…

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