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HAL: I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do - HAL 9000, 2001 - A Space Odyssey https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/hal-9000-gaspar-avila.jpg HAL SPERLICH DIES AT 95 - Autoline Daily Hal Spe...

Subaru WRX STI S210 Prototype Debuts in Tokyo - Autoweek https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/sti1-678183848477e.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=1200:* "Powering the latest WRX STI S machine is a 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder boxer. This FA24 sees a new intake, new exhaust ...

HEY, HEY, I WAS A MONKEE! https://www.autoline.tv/journal-wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bryan-Nesbitt.webp NESBITT NAMED NEW GM DESIGN CHIEF - Autoline Daily General Motors has a new design chief. Current head of design, Michael Simcoe, who’s been in that position since 2016, announced he’s retiring a...

IF YOUR CAR KEEPS BUTTING IN WHERE IT'S NOT WANTED...... NHTSA INVESTIGATING TESLA’S ASS FEATURE - Autoline Daily Speaking of Tesla, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the company’s “ Actually Smart Summon ” feature, which allows owners to remotely move ...

I've always heard that the best mergers are when there is little overlap, that the partners fill the holes in each other's product line-ups. Nissan has maybe some trucks that Honda doesn't offer, but for passenger cars they compete with each other now. Is this more about Honda taking one for the tea...

Google Street View image helps police unlock murder case - From BBC News What are the odds that at the moment a dismembered corpse was being loaded into the trunk of a car in Spain, that Google would have their Street View car driving by and filming the activity? https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/...

MERGER SHOCK: HONDA & NISSAN TO TIE THE KNOT - Autoline Daily In a sign of the seismic shift that’s disrupting the auto industry, Honda and Nissan are considering merging together, or at least creating some form of a holding company. Nissan, as we’ve been reporting here, is in deep trouble. Its...

SAAB AUCTIONING OFF STAMPING PRESSES - Autoline Daily https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/yKQ4f8u6HN.9baBhqUwJ9w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM2MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_drive_634/7e1d1d0db9b873444ea0773c5e980143 Anyone still holding out hope that Saab could be revived is going to be...

Tavares Reportedly Pushed Back Against the Hemi CNBC spoke with an anonymous source inside Stellantis that points the finger at the old boss. https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*xVbNHcyONnmry4HX.jpeg "The report cites a source who says, “Everybody wanted to keep [Hemi],” said one sour...

GM PULLS THE PLUG ON CRUISE - Autoline Daily https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imDA9Px0rce8/v0/-1x-1.webp In a blow to the autonomous vehicle sector, General Motors pulled the plug on Cruise yesterday. It will no longer fund the AV startup, and will fold the company into its existing...

Ex-Dodge, Ram boss Tim Kuniskis returning to Stellantis after CEO’s exit https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/107106699-IMG-3660.jpg?v=1733760703&w=1480&h=833&ffmt=webp&vtcrop=y Stellantis executive Tim Kuniskis had retired from the automaker in May. Kuniskis will once again lead t...

Canada man jumps on polar bear to defend wife from attack - BBC NEWS https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8PZRs3W0AAcgNu.jpg A man in Canada's far north leapt on to a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled, police say. The unnamed man suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover, accordin...

IF THERE'S A TIP JAR WHERE YOU REFUEL...... U.S. APPROACHING EV TIPPING POINT - Autoline Daily The U.S. is fast approaching a tipping point where a lot more people will consider getting an EV. And that’s because the number of public fast chargers is ramping up fast. In 2020 only 28% of the most hea...

In a quote from Malcolm Gladwell: " This reminds me of a question I used for years in interviewing potential assistants: Do you know how to drive a manual transmission ?" "If you said no, you didn’t get hired. I know that sounds terribly arbitrary. But here’s my reasoning. It is not ...