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Are Californians Really Physically Attacking Autonomous Cars?

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According to our friends at 'The Guardian', people in California are hitting back at their new robot neighbors – truly – as reports detail attacks on autonomous cars . The biggest guarantee of self-driving autos is that they will spare many lives by expelling the most error prone and eccentric component from vehicle movement: the human. Yet, in San Francisco, there is actual rage against the machine. Two of the six collisions involving autonomous cars in California so far this year involved humans colliding their cars into self-driving cars, obviously intentionally, as indicated by incident reports collected by the California department of motor vehicles. On January 10 th , a person in the San Francisco’s Mission District attacked a GM Cruise autonomous vehicle that was at a standstill waiting for people to cross the street, according to an incident report filed by the car company. The person was “shouting”, the report states, and “struck the left side of the C

Automotive Trends That May Change The Way We Move

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Thrifty Auto Shipping loves to attend car shows around the world but we didn’t get a chance to attend this one in L.A. this year but one of our favorite organizations, NPR did! Here’s a recap of some changing automotive trends they found this year. Stroll around the show and you'll discover some innovation and advances that aren't really attractive yet are changing the way we move around. One of the biggest changes is that people are leaning more towards access to transportation more than ownership. The car industry answer to that changing need is car sharing services that usually include insurance and maintenance and the cars are not shabby either. Three of the top brands that are already offering these sharing services are Cadillac, Volvo and Lincoln.   Another change has nothing to do with the car industry but has to do with more eco-friendly and economical means of transportation . While most of the car companies are focusing on electric and self-driving car

Driverless Cars More Secure Maybe, But Your Privacy May Be Put at Risk

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Thrifty Auto Shipping is a well-known auto transport company recognized for their top tier full-service cheap auto shipping services. As a major player in the car shipping industry, Thrifty Auto Shipping enjoys sharing the latest industry related news with their customers. Here’s the latest info from a recent article in “The Guardian” regarding the privacy concerns of the new driverless cars movement. Driverless cars could be the new "gold mine" for privately owned businesses or thieves looking to use your private information which makes consumers yet again an easy target, warns an Australian law professor Des Butler of the Queensland University of Technology. He stated the protection dangers associated with driverless cars were a "sleeper issue" that controllers were yet to completely consider, despite the fact that auto producers say the innovation could be on streets in Australia by 2020. “These vehicles will know where you like to frequent, which busine

Want Your Own Honda Race Car?

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Thrifty Auto Shipping , one of the top car transport companies out there works hand in hand with car enthusiasts all across the globe and we love anything that is car related. Contact us when the need arises to transport your next ride. Being the car enthusiasts that we are is why we wanted to share some incredible insights about the race car NSX GT3 shared by Jake Groves from CAR Magazine. For all you race car fans out there, we have some great news! This Honda masterpiece will actually be available to the public very soon.    The NSX GT3 has already won dozens of races in the US-based IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship yet Honda, JAS Motorsport and M-TEC so they have been able to qualify the car qualified for many more race series, which includes the Nurburgring 24 Hour race, Australian GT Championshop and Pirelli World Challenge.  ‘We have already seen the quality of the car proven by its victories in the USA and its ability to convincingly lead the Daytona 2

Parking Brake Woes in Mazda 3 and Mazda 6

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In the ever-evolving automobile industry, each new day brings about new advancements and remarkable developments. Each and every aspect of the automobile is in the midst of the process of evolution and consumers are the ones enjoying the benefits of these technological developments the most. Thrifty Auto Shipping is a Texas-based car shipping and auto transport company recognized for their high-end Auto Shipping and Auto Transport services. Being responsible for delivering the best and latest quality automobiles, it is an utmost duty of Thrifty Auto Shipping to update their consumers with the latest developments in the automobile world.  A total of around 228,000 Mazda6 and Mazda3 vehicles of 2014, 2015, and 2016 models have been recalled due to rising concerns about the vehicle’s parking brakes. It has been reported by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the parking brakes on these models may be susceptible to corrosion which could lead to serious

Motivations to Contract a Professional Packing Company

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We Checked in with The Moving Blog for Their Guide to Professional Packers It’s almost moving day and making right decisions is very imperative. If you’re one of the lucky ones, you can afford to contract professional movers to deal with every single part of the forthcoming relocation, and then you ought to have little to no stress since the professional moving company you have chosen will probably offer you professional packing services. Considering that the undertaking of packing up an entire home is quite often considered the most time consuming and tedious tasks for just about everyone. Coming up with a relocation schedule and contracting a professional packing company both are no small tasks. Let’s look at two significant reasons why you ought to truly consider utilizing professionals who will pack up and ensure all of your family’s precious possessions are dealt with in the most ideal way.  If you've never had to move from one house to another, then moving for