Has Steve Fossett Vanished into Thin Air?   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
Rescuers are focusing on a 600 square mile area, though the high-desert country is covered in sage brush, which hides deep ravines. The 63-year-old adventure pilot took off in good weather on Monday at 9:00 from hotel magnate Barron Hilton's...
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Volvo's Auto Brake Takes It to the Next Level   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
Nearly one-third of all car crashes involve rear-end collisions. And in nearly half of those, the driver never touched the brakes. Volvo has been developing collision warning systems for years. The company introduced a warning system with brake support in...
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Ethanol Sucks the Farm Belt Dry   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
As debate continues about the effects of converting farmland from food to fuel, the water wars have joined the rancor. This is particularly true for drought-plagued areas of Kansas and Nebraska, both of which are cashing in on the ethanol...
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Feds Order Head-Safety Gear for All Vehicles in 2013   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
All passenger vehicles will be required to provide protection for side-impact crashes, beginning in 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration. Side impacts killed some 9,200 people in 2005. Side protection--mostly curtain air bags--have proven to protect lives in...
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Fossett Disappearance Mystery Deepens   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
Even experienced rescue teams are beginning to sense that something eerily wrong has has happened to Steve Fossett. For starters, the adventurer was one of the most experienced pilots in the world. His Citabria Decathlon acrobatic plane checked out from...
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Fosset's Search Team Dismisses Sir Branson's Google Map Quest   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
Both Reuters and the Associated Press have reported that Sir Richard Branson, fellow adventurer and friend of Steve Fossett, was negotiating with Google to obtain satellite photos that may have indicated Fossett's heading when he disappeared. Yet the lead team...
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Jim Press Defection Shows Chrysler's Aggression (and Fear)   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
It was a blow to Toyota, and insiders say that Jim Press left because of a compensation package--including company equity--that's simply unheard of in the auto industry. After all, Ford has been shopping for a new marketing officer for months...
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Confessions of an Automotive Francophile: Part Un   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
Keep your freedom fries: I love the French. Specifically, I love French cars—always have, always will. Sue me. Say what you must about the undeniably iffy history of French-branded vehicles in America (or, better, don't say), I will propose, here...
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Navi Gets Savvy: Mercedes Debuts Search & Send   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
Mercedes-Benz nudges in-car GPS navigation forward with the introduction of its new "Search and Send" feature for cars equipped with a factory nav and the company's Tele Aid telematics system. The feature allows users to pre-plan trips at home by...
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Fly from London to Paris Under Water   24 Sep 2007 14:39 GMT
With high speed trains, it's easy to travel faster than a plane between London and Paris. Eurostar ran its first test train from Paris Gare du Nord via a new route in England to its new terminal at Saint Pancras,...
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