Many of the male leading stars on the silver screen are just more than pretty boys. Some of them have talents off-screen, like racing as hard and as fast as if they were shooting a hardcore chase scene. Here are our pick of celebrity race car drivers:
It wasn’t too long ago that Toyota redefined itself as a “mobility provider” and started testing products beyond the conventional cars, SUVs, trucks and other transportation vehicles we’re used to seeing on the roads. Mostly, being a mobility provider means to also find ways for people to move between public transportation points and homes or offices – ie. the last mile – easily and economically. Now, Toyota’s Japanese rival, Nissan, is also following suit.
While traditional car manufacturers have their eyes on new rivals on the block – the likes of Google, Apple and Tesla, with their newfangled cars – and these new car makers have been trying to usurp the old guys, neither saw this coming. There’s an even newer kid in town – and he makes vacuums.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing the crash, and Google’s testing permit could be revoked if the department finds that the autonomous vehicles post unreasonable risk to the public.
Anybody who is a frequent flyer will tell you of the plethora of different plug designs and voltages that you will encounter when you stop and try to recharge your phone or computer. The same is the true for Electric Vehicles whereby manufacturers seem to be going their own separate ways when it comes to not only how you plug in, but also what current the juice is supplied.
After Dieselgate was blown wide open, Volkswagen’s North America CEO Michael Horn had become the face of the company. He is now famous for admitting rather bluntly that the company “screwed up” and apologised repeatedly in many of his public appearances – even during auto shows and while giving testimony in Congress – although he is widely believed to have been far removed from any of the decisions which led to the cheating, which is why he was one of the few top executives who didn’t get the boot.