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Microsoft, Toyota Announce $12 Million Partnership for "Ultimate Mobile Device"

How your car is evolving from an automobile to a "mobile device."READ»

Jeff Koons and BMW Unveil Art Car at Paris Le Mans [UPDATED]

The 17th BMW Art Car was unveiled in France yesterday, two months after artist Jeff Koons had previewed it before the world's media. Originally a 3-D computer-aided design, it's lost a dimension, been printed onto vinyl and wrapped ...READ»

Scion Targets Younger Buyers With "Project Runway for Cars" Web Series

You know what they say in autos: One day you're in, and the next day, you're...winning a Scion? That's the idea behind Scion's Reinvent The Wheels, a new Web video series being billed as "Project Runway for cars." The six-part saga, ...READ»

GM to Use Augmented Reality Tech for Safer Driving

Working in conjunction with Carnegie-Mellon and the University of Southern California, General Motors has been playing around with using augmented reality to give drivers an easier ride in tough conditions. The idea is reminiscent ...READ»

What Other Automakers Can Learn from Alan Mulally

In September, 2006, then-CEO of Ford Motor Company William Clay Ford Jr. took a risk. In search of his own replacement, his offers were passed up by a pair of respected automotive leaders, so he did something few (if any) anticipate: he hired an aeronautical engineer to lead his own company. The rest is turning into history.READ»

Rinspeed UC: Want to Get More Miles Out of Your Electric Car? Take It on a Train

Last time we wrote about Rinspeed it was to talk about their dual power-capable E2 concept vehicle, and the gorgeous iChange. Now the company's revealing its UC? (Urban Commuter) concept that marries electric cars and public ...READ»

Big Business in Counterfeit Goods

The U.S. government made more than 13,000 seizures of counterfeit goods in 2007, 1,000 less than in 2006. But the value of those products totaled $196 million, a 27% increase from 2006.READ»

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