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Manhole Cover Damaged a Ferrari and Squashed F1 Las Vegas GP Free Practice 1

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The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix is this weekend, and things are off to a rough start. The new Las Vegas race is Formula 1’s third in the U.S. After seeing ticket prices fall due to softer-than-expected demand, race organizers are facing criticism after a manhole cover badly damaged one of the two Ferrari cars.

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Super Bowl LVIII Automotive Commercial Live-ish Blog

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The eyes of the world are turned toward Las Vegas tonight, with all sorts of weird storylines surrounding the Super Bowl. It seems that a country musician from the verdant farmland of.the Philadelphia suburbs.is

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Zoox expands routes, operational hours, and top speed of its bespoke driverless robotaxis

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Autonomous technology developer Zoox shared its latest milestone in a blog post today, expanding its unique driverless robotaxi operations in California and Nevada. In June 2023, Zoox expanded public rides to Las Vegas in preparation for a full commercial launch. However, the driverless EVs can achieve speeds up to 75 mph.

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Stellantis Pulls Out of LA, SEMA

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Nor will it be at the upcoming Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. This is following the news earlier this week that Stellantis was going to pull out of CES in Las Vegas, also due to the strike. 3, 2023) and the LA Auto Show (Nov. Stellantis will not be at next month's Los Angeles Auto Show.

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The Boring Company’s skeptics need to calm down about the LVCC Loop

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The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop has been completed, and as with every other project from Elon Musk, the initiative has attracted a barrage of criticism from skeptics, some of whom have ridiculed and mocked the transport tunnel system. Kylie Jenner showing off The Boring Company tunnel in Las Vegas.

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Toyota Previews Builds for SEMA 2023

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The announcements from auto manufacturers about what they’ve in the pipeline for this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas continue apace, with Toyota promising a quartet of builds – plus a few packages that consumers will be able to actually buy. Shown above is a rendering of the Tacoma X-Runner Concept.

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Mopar Teases Electric Crate Swap, Maybe

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The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas is rapidly approaching, meaning car companies will surely be dangling umpteen teaser images of what they’ve in store for this soirée in the desert. The 2023 SEMA Show is being held October 31 – November 3 in Las Vegas. Image: Mopar] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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