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REPORT: NY cracking down on cabbies using cell phones - only took 10 years

It's hard to believe, but cab drivers in New York City are prohibited by law from talking on cell phones, with or without headsets. That doesn't seem to stop them, says the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission. Citing phone-related accident statistics, the commission is now proposing more stringent rules that would raise fines and even keep cabbies from using hands-free devices to chat. "We've tried everything else; there's no other way we can make this work," says Matthew W. Daus, the taxi commissioner. In the first six months of 2009, ... Read more →

Fail: Defect reportedly causing NYC car registration stickers to unstick Jeremy Korzeniewski

Apparently, there have been some two million vehicle registration stickers and another 2.5 million inspection stickers issued this year in New York. No great shakes there – except for the fact ...

Montreal, Niagara Falls, New York City: F1 looks to return to North America Noah Joseph

Since the Canadian Grand Prix was canceled for this season, Formula One has been entirely absent from North America. But participating automakers, investors and organizers alike know that the North ...

In New York City, garage is spelled with a $ Chris Tutor

We're sure there are plenty of reasons some people would want to live in New York, but it's hard to see why a car guy would want to. Forget the traffic, the kamikaze cab drivers and astronomic ...

NYC congestion charge gets blocked by state Dan Roth

Manhattan's latest attempt at disguised taxation has ground to a halt in the most trivial fashion. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed congestion charge for cars and trucks headed into the city below ...

Mayor Mike readies $8 congestion fee for NYC drivers 2 years ago on Autoblog

New York's mayor, Mike Bloomberg, is ready to steal a page from his London counterpart's handbook and announce plans to hit drivers who bring their cars into Manhattan below 86th street with an $8 congestion charge in a bid to ease gridlock in the city's crowded midtown business district. The fee ...

VIDEO: Holy holograph! Lexus ad stops foot traffic in NYC 2 years ago on Autoblog

Holographs have certainly come a long way and you just have to see this Lexus ad to believe it. The company Vizoo is responsible for its creation and has quite a few other non-automotive holographic projectors out there as well. You'll find them quick enough if you click around YouTube for a bit. ...

NYC trying its luck with first robotic parking garage 2 years ago on Autoblog

Robotic parking garages haven't caught on in the U.S. like they have in other developed countries. Perhaps that's because we're not as strapped for open space as other nations, or maybe its because the only robotic parking garage in the U.S. has dropped both a Cadillac Deville and a Jeep several ...

Photos from Audi's parade on Park Avenue 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Photos added from Neal M. and dc, play-by-play account from Ahmed UPDATE 2: Video of the Auto Union Type D on the street after the jump This morning New Yorkers on their way to work were greeted with Audi's Park Avenue parade that marked the R8's first official drive on U.S. soil and the ...

Audi planning parade on Park Avenue 3 years ago on Autoblog

We feel lucky having been one of a relatively small group of people to see the Audi R8 in person at the 2006 Paris Motor Show. We won't feel so special after next Wednesday, however, when Audi is planning a parade in the Big Apple that will be lead by the company's new two-seat, mid-engine road ...

Lithium PT Cruiser taxi cabs planned for NYC 3 years ago on Autoblog

It seem like the most suitable laboratory for testing an advanced propulsion system is the engine bay of a New York City taxi cab, just ask Ford. Hybrid Technolgies has announced it is in negotiations with the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commision to get its lithium-ion battery-powered PT Cruisers on ...

New York Auto Show: Honda to NY Civic buyers: "Phill 'er up!" 3 years ago on Autoblog

Honda announced today that it is bringing to market a compressed natural gas (CNG) motivated Civic GX to New York buyers this fall. According to the automaker, the GX will put out 'near zero emissions,' giving owners access to tax credits and home refuelling via an optional Phill home refueling ...

Segway rolling around New York Auto Show 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you're tired of walking and really don't want to risk a heart attack in one of the Big Apple's (in)famous taxi cabs--assuming you can hail one--Segway is offering an alternative. Segways, those two-wheel motorized vehicles, will be available for demonstration at the show. The linked article ...

New York Auto Show: Audi's TT latest in auto erotic couture 3 years ago on Autoblog

Audi's 2007 TT coupe received a suitably haute couture introduction in the fashion capitol of North America, New York City. Flanked by coathanger models wrapped in the latest stylings of designer Doo.Ri Chung, the press conference also featured an appearance by German supermodel Tatjana Patitz, ...

Charger fitted for NYPD uniform 3 years ago on Autoblog

You may remember a post awhile back on the NYPD agreeing to buy a fleet of 15 Chargers, five V6 models and ten with the HEMI V8, for a pilot program set to commence this summer. Well here are snaps of the first one outfitted for duty mere moments after the decals were applied. Autoblog reader Max ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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