Strapping Success: The 3-Point Seatbelt Turns 50
 

It's been a half-century since the single most important -- and copied -- safety innovation in automotive history appeared in a Volvo on this day in 1958.
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Teslas Look Sexy in Drag
 

We find video of four Roadsters hitting the strip in Portland and talk to a guy who did the quarter-mile in 12 seconds and change.
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Boeing's Best-Selling Aircraft Fits on Your Shoulder
 

The diminutive Scan Eagle is a big seller.
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I Built My Car, In San Francisco
 

Startup automaker Local Motors has announced a new design contest for a car based on the streets of San Francisco
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Sexy Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid Hits the Track
 

The super-luxe EV looks fast sitting still and faster still circling Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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