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Consumer Reports: Thinking Cars Could Eliminate 8 of 10 Wrecks V2X has the potential to prevent a majority of collisions. (latimes.com) Usually when the topic turns to “smart cars” the hoots come in from all directions about how small – and thus unsafe – they are. But we’re talking about a new type of “smart” car being ... Read more

Is $5 a Gallon Gas on the Horizon? Are gas stations going to be unpleasant places to visit come summer? (bizben.com) Make no mistake – we’re gear heads and love all things automotive. And since we love cars, we’re big fans of being able to get the biggest bang for our buck when it comes to our vehicles. ... Read more

General Motors Posts Record Profits GM reported its biggest profit in 103 years of building cars. Maybe they’re something to be said about entering into bankruptcy, getting billions in government funding and not having to pay a penny in federal income tax for years? It certainly looks like one recipie for “success” ... Read more

Driverless Cars Green Lighted in Nevada Nevada regulations will allow for testing autonomous cars on public roads. Nevada has entered heady, high-tech territory by becoming the first state in the Union to allow for the testing of autonomous vehicles – cars that drive themselves without human intervention, such as the pioneering ... Read more

Toyota Getting Numbers Boost from Fleet Sales Toyota appears to be making large fleet sales of old models like the Yaris. (Toyota) We spent much of 2011 watching Toyota descend into what we’d term as a bit of a funk. The Japanese company went from being the world’s top automaker to a fourth place finish, behind General Motors, ... Read more