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Keyless technology sparked a sharp rise in theft of luxury cars, new figures reveal
Keyless technology sparked a sharp rise in theft of luxury cars, new figures reveal More than 14,000 premium models were stolen between January and October Police and insurance firms believe the rise is partly due to modern keyless cars Investigation found some keyless models can be stolen in as little as ten seconds By Daily …
Thomaston man accused of breaking into cars, smashing out window of cruiser
CUSHING — A Thomaston man is behind bars after police said he was caught breaking into vehicles in Cushing early Sunday morning and then smashed out the rear window of a cruiser and fled. David Alvarez, 34, was quickly re-apprehended. Alvarez was charged with two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, aggravated criminal mischief, …
Autonomous vehicle technology will change the inside of cars (opinion)
It’s true that safety concerns about autonomous cars are an issue in the industry right now. But the presumption is that, thanks to an array of emerging and advanced technologies, an autonomous vehicle will eventually prove to be safer than a vehicle with a human driver. As self-driving technology continues to advance, the automotive industry …
Newest Subway Cars Breaking Down More Than Some Old Ones
New model trains on the A line have been breaking down at faster rates than older models, Nov. 20, 2019. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. The MTA’s newest subway cars break down more frequently than …
Electric cars: Best and worst places to charge your car
Image copyright Getty Images The government has published new league tables showing which regions of the UK have the most charging points for drivers of electric vehicles. The most per 100,000 people are in London, followed by Scotland, while Yorkshire is the worst by that measure. Outside London, Orkney and Milton Keynes have the most. …
Watch these lab rats drive tiny cars to get Froot Loops
Lab rats have been trained to do all sorts of things, from running mazes and pushing levers to playing hide and seek. Now, a handful of rats have learned how to drive, with scientists using Froot Loops to encourage the animals’ brief outings in a miniature car within a tiny rectangular arena. What sounds like …
Scientists taught rats to drive little rat-sized cars for mental health treatment research
Rats have learned how to drive and steer their own tiny cars in exchange for Froot Loops. That’s a feat on its own. But the real discovery in the study — and its wider implications for human mental health treatment — was found in their poop, per new findings published in Behavioural Brain Research. Rats …
Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRats drive little plastic cars around a lab in the US Learning to drive small cars helps rats feel less stressed, scientists found. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the US taught a group of 17 rats how to drive little plastic cars, in exchange for …
Watch these rats drive little cars for mental health research | CBS 4 – Indianapolis News, Weather, Traffic and Sports
Rats have learned how to drive and steer their own tiny cars in exchange for Froot Loops. That’s a feat on its own. But the real discovery in the study — and its wider implications for human mental health treatment — was found in their poop, per new findings published in Behavioural Brain Research. Rats …
BREAKING: New Zealand still bloody loves cars
The headline said it all. Stats NZ has released 2018 census data on New Zealanders’ commuting habits and, guess what, we love a motorised polluter. “Car streets ahead for travel to work and education” was the heading. It should have been “cars rule, all other options drool”. New cycleways are under construction across Auckland and …
