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Google Self Driving Car May Have Caused its First Crash
Google have often flaunted the fact that none of its numerous self-driving cars have ever been responsible for a crash it has been in, instead always being put down to outside forces, usually humans. Now this flawless record could be in jeopardy as according to a filing with the Californian…
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Man Left With Amnesia After Hoverboard Accident
A man was left hospitalised after testing out the ‘hoverboard’ he bought for his son as a Christmas present, and when he woke up he thought the year was 2010. Mark Tamlin of Surrey, UK, was disappointed to find that the ‘hoverboard’ – a misnomer adopted by the popular-yet-controversial style…
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Tesla Supercharger Catches Fire
Tesla cars are well-known sites all around the world now with the Model S being known as a rather amazing piece of technology. The electric sports car contains a ludicrous mode which can accelerate 0-60 in less than 3 seconds, a rather impressive sight. The S model, however, is getting…
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Autonomous Car Accident Reports Finally Released
We love looking to the future of car technology, be it how the car is powered or how the car is controlled. We now have a pretty consistent means of powering the vehicles thanks to Tesla and the impressive battery system, but controlling the car is still under scrutiny. Companies…
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12-Year-Old Boy Breaks Fall by Smashing Into Painting Worth $1.5 Million
A 12-year-old boy in Taiwan has suffered a rather unfortunate accident and already become a viral sensation. While visiting a museum, he suddenly tripped into the path of a $1.5 million painting. The damage caused was quite substantial because he pierced a hole in the painting to break his fall.…
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‘Injured’ Crash Victim Starts Using his Phone
Do you use your mobile quite often? Are you obsessed with your mobile phone? So obsessed that you won’t even think to pull it out and start playing on it after you have met an accident. Well, that is what happened in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China, last Tuesday.…
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Google’s Self Driving Cars May Become ‘Too Safe’ for Urban Areas
Google has worked on improving the safety features of their self-driving cars for some time now. Despite that, the cars have seen their fair share of accidents, all of which the company claims it was not the fault of their cars. Some accidents involved other cars hitting the rear of…
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Google’s Self-Driving Cars Might Come with External Airbags
Airbags are the main protection feature inside a car, aiding in protecting the driver and passengers from serious harm in the event of a violent accident. However, we still don’t have anything to protect the car itself or the objects it might hit. Google has been thinking about adding an…
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Man Critical After Insane Ice Bucket Challenge Stunt
The Ice Bucket Challenge has done a lot of great things this last few weeks, it has helped raise money for many charities around the world and inspired many people to do something good for others. Unfortunately for one man, things may not end so well, after an insane stunt…
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Google Street Car Crashes Going Backwards on One-Way Street
The Google Street View Car has been involved in an accident after it was travelling the wrong way down a one-way street, which is kind of ironic given that this car is supposed to be helping others to navigate roads, when its drivers seem at a loss for how to…
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Driver Of Stolen Model S Becomes First Person To Die In A Tesla
Since its launch in June 2012, the Tesla Model S has been one of Tesla’s top selling cars and with a price tag starting at around $70,000 (or £50,000 here in the UK), it is highly sought after, especially by thieves who want to get their hands on the all-electric…
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