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A Report Reveals How Safe Google’s Self-Driving Car is

A Report Reveals How Safe Google’s Self-Driving Car is

Google’s self-driving cars have continually been creating buzz in the automobile market for the last 6 years when the giant started its highly appreciated project. It is naturally an important thing for car lovers to know how safe such advanced cars are.

In an attempt to provide the people with updates on the project, Google is nowadays providing monthly reports on how safe the car is. As Google has revealed nearly twelve minor accidents have been registered so far all through more than 1.8 million miles of self-driving and manual driving collectively. And the report outlines an operative sentence “Not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.”

As per the reports disclosed by Google, the accidents include one happened in the year 2010 when Google Prius was being handled manually on Central Expressway. In addition to the examples, another accident took place in 2015 which was an example of the dynamics between self-directed and manual mode of driving.

Google claims in its monthly report that 6 of the 12 minor accidents tool place when the car was in self-driving mode. And on the other hand, other 6 accidents were caused because of staffers’ fault.

As per the reports, it is worth to know that the rate of accidents caused by Google’s self-driving cars has lowered drastically in 2015 when compared to the accidents happened in last 5 years.

With increasing demand of reconditioned machines for several advanced vehicles, numbers of engineers and technicians are recommending for rebuilt machines. Reconditioned Audi A3 engines are best known for increased efficiency and advanced applications.


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What Does a Reconditioned Engine Stands for?

What Does a Reconditioned Engine Stands for?

Reconditioned engine may, one way or another, be confusing term for you. You may be thinking of an engine that has been either rebuilt or refurbished in accordance with the latest technical needs. But the extent of a refurbished engine is somewhat more extensive compared to what you are thinking. Here in the write-up, we will be discussing whether a reconditioned engine is a right selection or not.

Suppose you are luckless enough to have you car breakdown while going to your office and it is not protected by any warranty scheme. A worry shadowed over your face just because you are foreseeing the feasible cost going to incur on your budget, as you don’t want to throw your car away. In such conditions, reconditioned engines make a difference. It protects your budget against the possible spending over purchasing new engine for your car.

There is, in fact, no widely-accepted explanation for a reconditioned engine. But generally an engine that is reengineered and lifted out of a wreck by fixing some advanced components and hardware is called reconditioned engine. Such engines are technically advanced in several ways as they have new and more efficient components. The engineers prepare reconditioned engines in line with not only bringing life to the wrecked engine, but also increasing the efficiency in an impressive way.

These days, the companies providing reconditioned engines offer a range of such engines for different advanced cars. Reconditioned Citroen engines have advanced components and hardware that works better and more efficiently.

While purchasing a reconditioned engine for your car, you need to consider some important points. Ask the purchaser to show all the technical contents and properties before you purchase a particular machine.


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Silicon Valley Aims at Reinventing Automobile Industry

Silicon Valley Aims at Reinventing Automobile Industry

Silicon Valley has a new objective to reinvent the auto industry with new and innovative ideas. Over the last few years, we have witnessed some innovative announcements from IT giants like Google and Apple. Self-driving car project and Android Auto from Google and CarPlay form Apple has given some indications of the potential changes in automobile technology. With an impressive integration of software and connectivity, Silicon Valley is doing a pretty job for the automobile industry.

When the term “connected car” is coined today, advanced applications like maps, better navigation and streaming internet radio may dominate your imagination. But you need to know more. The actual prospective of the latest connected cars is somewhat more worthy to know than a few applications which are making news. In its place, it will principally be powered by software and automobile technology, and Silicon Valley appears to be much optimistic about the future of such connected cars in coming days.

The world of advanced mobile phones, before the time iPhone was introduced, was very alike to the automobile world in 2015. “Smart” mobile phones were powered by technology like internet connectivity, a browser, email and others. But it got real and impressive revolution when Apple and Google introduced their platforms for smartphones, which in the long run helped the people find their solutions in their handsets.

With the growing trends of connected cars, it is understood that the future connected cars would be hugely driven by an integrated software system. The cars would be technically capable of talking to your home keep it informing at your arrival. In addition, your connected car would be talking of car maintenance by recommending the best mechanic available in nearby location.

With increasing popularity of reconditioned engines, the automobile industry is really passing through a reinvention era. So many things are ready to happen in the industry.


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Toyota’s Hydrogen-Driven Car is all set to come on Road, But Are You?

Toyota’s Hydrogen-Driven Car is all set to come on Road, But Are You?

Half a year past to the introduction of the latest Toyota’s hydrogen-powered car Mirai, Toyota publicized that it would only have 8 dealerships in California to start its exclusive services to a very limited clients. Out of which, 4 dealerships will be positioned in the San Francisco Bay Area, whereas the other 4 ones will be available in the Los Angeles market.

As stated by the latest Toyota’s press release, instead of approaching dealers in the market for placing orders for Mirai, the manufacturer is motivating the customers to go online and place their orders for the same easily. Toyota seems very confident about the potential sale of around 3,000 unites of its new hydrogen-powered Mirai by the end of 2017, if all goes as planned. The select 8 dealerships of Toyota have their certain level of expertise in retailing Toyota’s plug-in electric cars, and the most importantly, all of the dealers are suitably situated near hydrogen fueling stations.

But building hydrogen is somewhat expensive and disappointingly challenging to find, even in the locations where emitting gas is highly prohibited. In California, “Green Power” solution continues to be the best choice. Toyota appears to be convinced that the hydrogen-powered car is the ultimate solution for the days to come when clean energy would be a big thing.

According to news, the US includes around 12 publicly reachable hydrogen fueling stations by now, among which most of the stations are situated in California. It is because of substantial grants for building fueling stations that the government is focusing on setting-up new hydrogen fuel stations. In quest of pushing up clean energy in the US, Toyota has planned to extend its support to the state-run government in building 12 more stations.


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Station Wagons Named among the Fastest Selling Cars in 2015

Station Wagons Named among the Fastest Selling Cars in 2015

Cars.com has revealed an interesting data claiming that the car lovers are still in fond of esteemed station wagon, even when the popularity of crossovers and SUVs are on the top. Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, accompanied with 2015 Subaru Outback wagon, was named among the top selling cars in April 2015.

After the second month, Volkswagen’ innovative long roof series of the Golf remained on the top for an average of just two weeks earlier, before getting retorted by a cognizant purchaser. And the increased popularity of Sportwagen bodystyle resulted in enhanced sales reaching 1,228 units.

The American President and CEO of Volkswagen Michael Horn was much confident about the record sales, as he had expected that the innovative Golf Sportwagen to sooner or later outdo the regular Golf hatchback, which recorded sales of 1,739 units in the month of April. Having strong and positive indications, it seems now easy to achieve increased sales figures in coming days.

On the other hand, 2015 Subaru Outback has also attracted so many car lovers, remaining on the top chart for more than 10 days. If we see the data, both of these wagons had been considerably ahead of the automobile market, on the average of 50 days. Although the detailed data revealed by cars.com include crossovers, SUVs, and trucks, making up a combined list of 23 fastest selling cars in April 2015.


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Land Rover Introduces Discovery Sport with Ingenium Diesel Engines

Land Rover Introduces Discovery Sport with Ingenium Diesel Engines

Land Rover, a reputed name in automobiles, brings good news for the SUV lovers. Discovery Sport empowered by JLR’s advanced 2.0-litre Ingenium diesel engine is now available to place order. The new arrival from Land Rover is now priced affordably compared to the present 2.2-litre Discovery Sport.

The latest Discovery Sport 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium engine is now available in basically two states of tune, with either 148bhp or 178bhp. With increased efficiency and more kinetic powers, the new Land Rover Discovery Sport is now attracting so many SUV lovers have found the SUV with a 6-speed manual transmission installed as standard fixture.

A 9-speed automatic gearbox is an optional installation for the higher-powered series of Discovery Sport that offers increased 5+2 optional seating facility in combination with the increased powerful 178bhp engine. In addition, the Ingenium diesel engine is also known for its higher efficiency to lessen running cost, as the new car is now capable of 57.7mpg and 129g/km of CO2 with its best effectual system Moreover, the service breaks have also been stretched to 21,000 miles from the previous 16,000 miles.

With so much popularity with the SUV lovers, Land Rover’s new arrival has received more than 6000 orders in UK so far. And the deliveries are expected to complete by the end of September this year. Along with Discovery Sport Ingenium diesel engine, Land Rover has also introduced a new flagship HSE Black in the series.


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Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) Likely to Take to the Road Soon

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) Likely to Take to the Road Soon

Major automobile giants are planning to launch a fleet of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles in response to the burgeoning advocacy of cost and fueling infrastructure. Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, and Daimler are among the leading carmakers who are taking this initiative by the end of this year, though they are now planning for small-scale production volume this time.

Hydrogen has emerged as the most preferred and cleaned fuelling option for the future as it is easy and affordable to produce. But some of the automobile experts believe that hydrogen-fuelled vehicles may get obstacles in gaining popularity just because of fuel cell stacks. Very few hydrogen filling stations are available across the globe – and it makes the newest alternate still expensive to produce. But if we look at their efficiency, a full tank of hydrogen fuel can drive you hundreds of miles.

In addition to the reasons discussed above, worldwide campaign for promoting green energy has also triggered the inevitability of hydrogen fuel or FECVs. Numbers of nations across the globe are taking the agenda on their top priority by rolling out relevant projects in their countries.

A global call to develop fuelling infrastructure:

In order to provide the infrastructure for hydrogen fuelling, the European Union and other developed nations are coming together to accumulate funds to develop filling stations – though the plan is still lacking firm resolution.

In line with promoting green and cleaned energy resources, some supermarket giants have also shown their interest in installing infrastructure for the green energy. Major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has initiated its move towards promoting hydrogen-fuelled vehicles by installing a new ‘SmartFuel’ station at its Hendon store in North London.

“It is not so much a ‘chicken and egg’ situation, more like “an omelet which needs to be served properly,” says Robin Hayles, sustainable fuel development manager at Hyundai UK.  “The hydrogen car is only a tiny part of the story,” he added. “Hydrogen is a renewable energy that can be used in housing and business in the future. The key is the development of an infrastructure.”

However, if the cost of the hydrogen-fuelled vehicles is affordable, and filling infrastructure is in place, it would be really an amazing alternate to the conventional polluting fuel options petrol and diesel.


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Internet Radio App Pandora in Your Car Likely to Chew Up Huge Internet Data

Internet Radio App Pandora in Your Car Likely to Chew Up Huge Internet Data

In line with introducing high-end applications in the latest cars, almost all brands are agile on adding advanced internet radio app Pandora in their cars, with Hyundai introducing the same on the updated i30.

Previously, some other automobile brands – Ford, Mazda, Holden, and Subaru – have already made the service available in their cars. But the new application can consume more of your mobile phone internet plan, if it streams music online.  Rick Gleave, director of automotive partnerships Pandora, says that it all depends on your hand-held device or your smartphone’s settings that how the radio app can consume the internet data; generally it streams at 32 to 64 kbps.

He further adds that Pandora users generally utilize the application in their car for only 6 hrs per month, which costs them only 84MB in a month.

But the valuation assessed by Mr. Rick Gleave appears to be unclear a little. Auto-experts believe that it will consume approximately 560MB per month, if you are using the application on a 2-hr round-trip travel. And once your consumption goes out of the given limits, you will pay an arm and a leg for your mobile internet plan.

Instead of its amazing experience, the internet radio app Pandora may cause a blow to the car owners, if it is not used properly.


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MKL Motors – Making Motoring Simple

MKL Motors – Making Motoring Simple

MKL Motors is a premier seller and supplier of high quality automotive parts. A strong foundation of our work is the focus on the supply of reconditioned and remanufactured automotive engines for the world’s leading car brands together with optional fitting services. With an up-to-date state of the art database that can quickly determine exactly what engine you need simply from your vehicle registration, we are confident we can quickly satisfy your engine requirements. Having been in the industry for many years we have identified the need for quality replacement engines but an affordable rate.

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