Friday Fun: New rules for Ontario truck drivers, two-tiered highway access and the world’s worst parking job
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 30, 2016 — Welcome to another edition of Friday Fun! This week we look into new rules governing truck drivers, how Tesla’s newest challenger may be a pet project for one of China’s wealthiest men and video footage of what may very well be the worst parking job […]
The Autonomous Report: Local Motors delivers an automated bus, Tesla will share its data and Rio Tinto uses driverless trucks
Toronto, Ontario — June 26, 2016 — A wealth of interesting news from the world of autonomous vehicles (AVs) this week, including potential improvements to Tesla’s autopilot feature, driverless mining trucks and China’s deep investment in the Internet of Cars. – Various new technologies, from 3D printing to automated vehicles, come together in this one […]
Friday Fun: Jag on the roof, toasted cinnamon buns and Rolls-Royce shows off its silken throne
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 23, 2016 — This week we look into a series of crazy accidents, a Jaguar that wound up on the roof of a school in southern Ontario and Rolls-Royce’s vision for the future of luxury. – Denis Lafferty owns a shop in Salem, Massuchusetts and thought he had […]
Friday Fun: Smokescreen mods, electric heavy trucks and flying cars
Toronto, Ontario — June 16, 2016 — Among the overlooked but fascinating news from the week just passed an important question is asked: What happens when the sheriff’s car is damaged in a crash, but the local autobody shop doesn’t do aluminim repairs? We also take a look at the latest updates on flying cars […]
Friday Fun: Steel vs. aluminum, counterfeiters get sophisticated and sub-prime auto loans
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 9, 2016 — This week features news about the ongoing steel vs. aluminum debate, a new flood of more sophisticated counterfeit parts from China and the “now occurring” deflation of the sub-prime auto loan bubble. – The Ontario Liberal Party made a major announcement this week. Premier Wynne […]
Friday Fun: Big changes for Ontario insurance, New Jersey MSO goes solar and GM sales plunge
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 2, 2016 — We’re just about ready to wrap up another week! This time around we’ve seen big changes arrive in Ontario auto insurance, a new gasoline tax landed in Newfoundland and Labrador, and GM’s sales fell a remarkable 18 percent. – Ontario drivers now live […]
Friday Fun: Trouble at Mitsubishi Motors, Ford experiments with 3D printing and LeEco may compete with Tesla
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 28, 2016 — This week we note the baseball-sized hail in San Antonio, how the situation at Mitsubishi Motors just went from bad to worse and how Ford’s experimenting with 3D printing. – Chrysler designers managed to create their own recall. Certain models of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep […]
Friday Fun: Airbag scandal balloons, Ontarians get trikes and Warren Buffett knows what’s up
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 4, 2016 — It’s time for another round of the stuff you may have missed in the week that was. This week, we look at yet more recalls due to faulty airbags, how Campagna Motors will finally be able to sell its extremely cool trikes in Ontario and […]
