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Tesla adds long overdue safety feature with new Model 3 Highland

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You can turn it on or off by touching Controls > Lights > Blind Spot Indicator.” ” Credit: Tesla The indicator will light up or flash when a vehicle is located in the blind spot of the Model 3. In fact, the first vehicle to ever use a Blind Spot Detection system was the 2001 Volvo SCC Concept Car.

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First look at Tesla Cybertruck Sentry Mode and its Cyber Owl graphic

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During its first rollout , engaging the feature brought up a graphic of HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey to show that Sentry Mode was active. This was later changed to a graphic that looks like the central lights on the turrets from Portal. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Elon Musk talks space, AI and more in Milken Institute interview

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Elon Musk thinks we’ll have AI smarter than any one human by next year The interview begins with Milken saying that the original title of the panel discussion was “How To Save The Human Race, and Other Light Topics.” “Life cannot be about solving one thing or another.

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Honda Prelude two-door coupe set to return as an electric sportscar

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Then, by 2001, it was gone. What we learn from the pictures are it sports elements of Honda’s current design language spotted on its SUVs, with a light bar running between sleek and skinny headlights and daytime running lights.

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Toyota & Daimler Merging Hino & Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Brands

The Truth About Cars

If you’re confused by the news, Mitsubishi only has a minority stake in the Fuso brand with Germany’s Daimler having owned 89 percent of the whole since the early 2000s. since 2001 and enjoyed a working partnership with Japan’s largest automaker since the 1960s. On Tuesday, Toyota Motor Corp.

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Next-gen Skoda Octavia to be unveiled on February 14. Official sketches revealed

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The design sketches show that the new car will feature modified daytime running lights that extend downward on the bumper. The rear receives new taillights with interrupted lines. Official sketches revealed appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

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For the first time since 2001, Kia surpassed Hyundai in market value with new affordable EVs rolling out this year. The EV3’s interior provides ample space with ergonomic seats and mood lighting. Meanwhile, the EV4 is an “entirely new type of EV sedan.” The new variant starts at $45,950 (excluding dest.)

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