EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles climb mountains; while autonomous vehicles face regulation scrutiny
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Ford plans to run an augmented F-150 Lightning in the upcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; while the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to increase the regulations surrounding autonomous vehicles. Race to the clouds […]
Domestic Drift: New Zealand man turns driveway into drift track
Hamilton, New Zealand — A drift racing enthusiast has gone viral for living by a very simple ethos—if you can’t find a racetrack close to home, bring the racetrack home. Takeshi Teruya of Hamilton, New Zealand spent $10,500 converting his family’s driveway into a private drift course, as a way of battling boredom during the […]
Racer Oasis: Calgary councillor’s motion for legal route to street racing shot down at committee
Calgary, Alberta — Can you hear that? Is that a crowd of teenagers chanting, “Let them race”? But this isn’t an 80’s ski movie and there is no one in a top hat and monocle in sight (R.I.P. Mr. Peanut). It’s simpler and somehow more compelling than that. Calgarians just want somewhere to show off […]
