Showing posts with label June 07. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 07. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Self-Driving Audi Being Taught Manners

Audi has been teaching its robotic vehicles to drive more like humans in an effort to make them safer on the roads. The A7 sportback autonomous test vehicle — nicknamed Jack — drifts towards the road markings before signalling its intent to perform a lane-change manouevre.

The German car giant has found that this subtle movement is used by human drivers as an unconscious signal of intent before they even turn on the indicators. Audi’s driverless car also tends to give larger vehicles like trucks a wider berth when overtaking, much like human motorists. When another vehicle wants to merge into its lane, the vehicle either speeds up or slows down to let them in.

Daily Mail article here

 

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Muhammad Ali’s Blinged Out Mercedes-Benz 220S

The late Muhammad Ali was not a man who lived a quiet life, and a car of his was certainly a reflection of that. Ali once drove — and got driven around in, when he felt like it — a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 220S encrusted with hundreds of precious jewels and gold accents from bumper to bumper.

Fox News reports the car, the “Golden Angel Wing,” has more than 270 jewels in all, including diamonds. Its accents are a modest 23 karat, and gold adorns the headlamp assembly, grill, bumper, as well as all of the knobs and switches. It’s a four-speed manual with six cylinders under the hood, and the auction listing from 2014 lists Ali as owning it for about two years in the 1980s.

Jalopnik article here

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2011 Ameritrans Party Bus Has Low Miles, Low Price

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A M2 Freightliner limo bus built by Ameritrans rides solid with an array of durable features that makes it ideal for groups of party-hopping clients, or ones who want the party to keep rolling.

The 27 + 2 passenger bus has a diesel engine, premium suspension, and most importantly, an onboard restroom. That will prove useful for groups enjoying the wet bar, fiber optic lighting, strobe lights, premium sound, mirrored ceiling, iPod aux integration, and wrap-around seating.

The used bus, being sold by Grech Motors, is now available on Limoforsale.com for $79,500 with only 48,000 miles. That’s well below the original $161,000 sale price.

SPECS, PHOTOS, and GRECH SELLER INFO HERE

It has a nine out of 10 mechancial rating and exterior rating. The vehicle is located in New Jersey.

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Cadillac CT6 Provides Bang For Your Buck

As far as length (204 inches), interior space (plenty), and amenities go, the 2016 Cadillac CT6 is every bit an S-Class/7 Series/A8 competitor. But with a $54,490 base price, it’s firmly in midsize E-Class/5 Series/A6 territory, and with top trim cars coming in close to $90K, it’s an ultra-luxury bargain considering you can’t drive an S-Class off the lot for less than $97K.

According to Autos Cheat Sheet writer James Derek Sapienza, the CT6 scrimps on nothing and has everything you’d want from a big, powerful, rear-wheel drive luxury sedan. Cadillac has spared no expense building a world-class flagship, and after a quick spin in one, Sapienza thinks it might be time to start talking about Cadillac’s “ambitious comeback” in the past tense.

Autos Cheat Sheet article here

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2016 Cadillac Escalade Gets Tech, Safety Upgrade

Totally redesigned in 2015, the Cadillac Escalade doesn’t change much for 2016 but gets a faster infotainment interface, smart phone integration via Apple CarPlay and new safety technology.

The Escalade comes in four trim levels: standard, Luxury, Premium and Platinum. All of them are available in either 2WD or 4WD. The 6.2-liter V8 engine cranks out 420 horsepower and 460 lb.-ft. of torque, which is enough to launch the Escalade to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in less than six seconds.

The Advocate article here

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Cadillac’s Camera Mirror Great For Night Driving

Instead of a conventional rear-view camera, Cadillac has come up with one that offers either the standard reflection or the view from a camera on its 2016 Cadillac CT6 sedan and 2017 Cadillac XT5 SUV.

If the driver chooses it, the rear-camera view can be on full time as you drive, projected on the rearview mirror. It’s convenient for when visibility is compromised by a backseat full of passengers.

USA Today article here

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