Articles by Anna Breuer
After Car Plunges Down Embankment in Germany, Driver and Passengers Saved by Apple Automatic Crash Notification
The automatic crash notification feature of the Apple Watch allowed a driver and two passengers to be quickly rescued early Monday morning following a serious accident on the Bundesstraße 20, or B20, in the state of Bavaria in Germany.
Three young men were in a vehicle on the B20 on Monday …
With New iPhones, Apple Is Offering Services It Hopes You Never Need to Use
Apple is already known for what legitimately could be considered its life-saving smart watch that has located and helped lost hikers, passengers involved in a small plane crash, someone who fell into a frozen stream, and even somehow a person who somehow got trapped in a trash compactor.
Indeed, such emergency …
Gas Prices Continue to Fall at the Pump, Easing Labor Day Travel Plans
The Labor Day weekend brings with it the unofficial end of the summer travel season and gasoline prices at the pump continued to fall as the holiday approached.
The summer driving season came to an end without protracted record high prices for petrol many experts had predicted.
Gas prices are expected to …
Four Seasons Hotels to Offer Luxury Driving Trips in Italy
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announced a week-long driving experience in Tuscany that will take place in early fall.
The drive, dubbed “Beyond by Four Seasons: An Exclusive Driving Journey Through Tuscany,” will start in Florence and utilize the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze as a home base.
The week-long tour will start …
Auf Wiedersehen BMW i3, Volvo Wagons, and Toyota Land Cruiser: Cars That Won’t Be Returning for 2022
As the New Year approaches, we can look back at the many new cars that were introduced over the course of 2021, ranging from the BMW iX, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, and the Mercedes-Benz EQS, while making note of the many models that have been discontinued over the past year …
Mercedes-Benz to Recall 1.3 Million Vehicles That Could Send Inaccurate Location in Emergencies
Mercedes-Benz said it would recall some 1.3 million vehicles in the United States because its eCall emergency collision notification system could dispatch emergency responders to the wrong location.
The recall involves vehicles manufactured from 2016 to 2021 and will fix an issue with the communication module in the eCall system where …
Here Are the States in the U.S. with Coronavirus-Related Travel Restrictions
Almost half the states in the Union, as well as the District of Columbia, now require or ask individuals traveling to these locations to be tested for Covid-19 and/or to self-quarantine upon arrival.
Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is past, and health officials are more concerned than ever about a surge …
As College Students Travel Home, Here Are 5 Tips for a Safe Visit
In past years, it was generally assumed that college students would cross over the river and perhaps through the woods to return to their parents’ homes. This year, amidst a raging pandemic, the visit presents all parties with a series of daunting challenges, namely how to ensure to the extent …
Photo Essay: A Surreal Look at New York City in the Age of the Coronavirus
Over the past few weeks, Green Car Driver Editorial Director Jonathan Spira has been photographically documenting New York City.
Most streets are deserted and cultural landmarks have gone dark. Indeed, since mid-March, there has been a 90% decline in subway ridership, a 20% drop in the crime rate, a 60% decrease in …
Jaguar Boosts Range of I-Pace EV With Software Update
Jaguar is releasing a software update to its I-Pace EV that will increase the vehicle’s range by 12 miles (19 kilometers).
The I-Pace was unveiled in concept-car form at the 2016 Los Angeles International Auto Show and officially announced in early 2018. Manufactured under contract by Magna Steyr in Austria, the …
5 Tips for a Safer Uber or Lyft Ride
With recent headlines that include over 3,000 allegations of sexual assault by Uber drivers in 2018, many passengers are justly concerned about their safety when using a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft.
Here are five tips that will help keep passengers safe.
1.) Compare vehicle info before entering the vehicle. …
Tokyo Motor Show’s ‘Open Future’ Highlights EVs and Wild Concept Cars
The biennial Tokyo Motor Show is a showcase of the automobile industry’s wish list for futuristic technology, and was the first Tokyo show without a major figure in the Japanese auto industry, former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 for financial misconduct, a charge he has denied.
Held …