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The Interstate. Two words that require almost no explanation. Officially the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the nearly 48,000-mile, limited-access system has defined long-distance highway travel in America. Now it’s 60 years old. And showing…
Public transportation. Car-sharing. Ride-sharing. Generation Z wants little to do with them, according to a new survey. “Generation Z wants to own and drive cars,” according to Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, which sponsored the survey of 3,000 participants from…
Duluth, Minnesota. Chances are pretty good that you weren’t planning to drive there for your summer vacation – but maybe you should consider it. Duluth was perhaps the most surprising locale that popped up on our survey among more than…
One in nine. That’s how many Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 26-30, according to AAA Travel. And nearly 90 percent of those will drive to their holiday destinations. That’s…
Last year, it was the Ford Mustang’s 50th anniversary. This year, the Jeep Brand hit 75 years old. Next up? Another wildly popular model – the Toyota Corolla – celebrates its 50th anniversary. Now, the subject of the Corolla might…
Most of us aren’t ready for autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles yet. At least that’s what a AAA vehicle technology survey reported about a month ago. But now there’s news that Ford already has tested a Fusion Hybrid research vehicle that…