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Video: BMW takes its autonomous 5 Series onto the autobahn

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:37:55 +0000

Filed under: Safety , Technology , BMW Last May we went for a high-speed run around Laguna Seca in BMW’s Track Trainer , a modified 3 Series that can click of two-minute laps without the driver touching the controls. Now, BMW has packed a 5 Series with the next iteration of the technology and taken it on to the open road. This latest ConnectedDrive experiment uses much of the same tech, but beyond the radar and camera systems on the 3er, it includes new ultrasonic scanners and lasers to re-read the road surface, lines and surrounding vehicles. We say “re-read” because like the system we sampled at Laguna, this version needs to have the road data downloaded into the car before it can drive sans human intervention

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2013 BMW X6 gets a facelift, M Performance package

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:37:22 +0000

BMW has released the first images and details for the new facelifted X6 Sports Activity Coupe. Changes are minimal but the highlight is the introduction of the new M-Performance package.

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First Test: 2012 Honda Ridgeline Sport

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:45 +0000

Spare Change: Honda’s Midsizer Keeps on Truckin’

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Mercedes B-Class AMG spied cold weather testing

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:25:41 +0000

Our spies have managed to snap new photos of the Mercedes B-Class AMG undergoing cold weather testing in Scandinavia.

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Official: Nissan confirms new North American assembly plant in Mexico

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:25:41 +0000

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Nissan Nissan has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Mexico . The company will invest $2 billion in a new complex situated in Aguascalientes, Mexico to help produce the automaker’s B platform models. The plant is expected to begin operations in late 2013 and should be capable of producing up to 175,000 units annually during phase one.

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