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GM and Tesla unlock connected car features to help with Hurricane Dorian

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With Hurricane Dorian threatening the East Coast, some automakers are leveraging their networks of connected cars to help out. General Motors is offering its free OnStar Crisis Assist to owners in Dorian-threatened areas,
Volkswagen’s electric racer conquers China’s Tianmen Mountain road
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The VW ID. R got a new look for its Chinese adventure. [credit: Volkswagen Motorsport ]
What do you do when the electric race car you built to beat Pikes Peak shatters the record on its first attempt? If you’re
Tesla claims new insurance product will offer lower prices

Enlarge / A Tesla Model 3. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Tesla announced Wednesday that it is launching a new personal auto insurance product in California. Elon Musk said in April that Tesla would offer an auto insurance product the following
Cameras that replace side mirrors could be allowed on US vehicles

Enlarge / The Lotus Evija electric hypercar will feature cameras instead of side mirrors. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)
When Audi unveiled its electric e-tron SUV in San Francisco last year, much of the talk was about the car’s side-view cameras. The
Ferdinand Piëch dies, father of the Porsche 917 and Bugatti Veyron

Ferdinand Piech, 1937-2019 (credit: Audi )
Ferdinand Piëch, an icon of the German auto industry, has died at age 82, according to Bild. As the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, he was certainly set up to follow in the family
Porsche finally shows the interior of its new electric car
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The line of the dash as it rises and falls over the main instrument display is classic 911. But the execution is ultramodern minimalism. [credit: Porsche ]
I know, the slow drip of news from Porsche about its forthcoming Taycan