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  • Vietnam could host F1 race in 2020

    Mercedes AMG’s Valtteri Bottas at the 2017 Formula One Austrian Grand PrixFormula One could take to the streets of Vietnam. According to a Sunday report from Motorsport.com, sources say an agreement is in place for the country to host its first F1 race in 2020. Should everything fall into place, plans for Vietnam to host an F1 race will be confirmed and announced before the end of the current season. Liberty Media…
  • Toyota and Softbank form Monet mobility company, plan autonomous services

    Toyota e-Palette self-driving electric mobility conceptToyota and technology investment firm Softbank on Thursday agreed to join forces in developing a new mobility company that will offer a variety of services including automated delivery and ride hailing. The new company, to be called Monet Technologies, will be established before the end of 2018 with a 50.25-percent ownership by Softbank and the…
  • Factory new 1964 VW Beetle for sale for $1 million

    1964 Volkswagen Beetle being sold for $1,000,000This car is a time-capsule. In 1964, Rudy Zvarich purchased a Volkswagen Beetle from the Gilbert and Seibel dealership in Vancouver, Washington. The plan was to use it as a backup for his 1957 Beetle. So Zvarich put the car into storage until the time came to use it. That never happened, and now 54 years later the essentially factory fresh Bug is…