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The most restrictive abortion laws in the nation. it makes exceptions for medical emergencies or feta fetal abnormality. mississippis planned parenthood director says it endangers womens health. uber is suspending the self driving car testing. the self driving suv struck and killed 49-year-old elaine hershberg as she walked her bike across the street. a test driver was behind the wheel, but not in control. >> data shows the car going 40 miles an hour in a 35 zone. police say there are no signi...

Up your mind. today our test driver christophe hour is taking an unusual brazilian best seller for a spin v.w. brasilia built in one thousand nine hundred eighty in the fiftys brazil became one of the w.s most important markets back then the german company only offered two models the beetle and the classic van. even so instead i know ignored both gained access to global markets helping turn volkswagen into the european car maker with the highest turnover. in yacht it was the crew stuff relates t...

Today your test driver christophe hour is taking an unusual brazilian best seller for a spin v.w. brasilia built in one thousand nine hundred eighty in the fiftys presumably came one of the w.s most important markets back then the german company only offered two models the beetle and the classic van. even so instead. gained access to global markets helping turn volkswagen into the european car maker with the highest turnover. to be out in all its the crew stuff relates the history of v.w. in bra...

Up your mind. today you are test driver christophe hour is taking an unusual brazilian best seller for a spin v.w. brasilia built in one thousand nine hundred eighty in the fiftys brazil became one of the w.s most important markets back then the german company only offered two models the beetle and the classic van. even so instead i know he gained access to global markets helping turn volkswagen into the european car maker with the highest turnover. we got it all its the crew stuff relates the h...

His aggressive driving nearly causes a three-car collision. so is a.j.s speed his only problem or is he also distracted by his cell phone. see for yourself. here he takes a turn too fast. and nearly loses control of the car. all the while his phone stays glued to his ear. >> he said he didnt use his cell phone, didnt plan on using his cell phone. he said it, i believed him. now hes giving me a reason not to believe him. >> reporter: our final test driver is mitch, a professional go-kart racer. >...

So is a.j.s speed his only problem? >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> or is he also distracted by his cell phone? see for yourself. >> what yare you doing? >> he takes a turn too fast and nearly loses control of the car. all the while his phone stays glued to his ear. >> he said he didnt use his cell phone, didnt plan on using his cell phone. he said it, i believed him. now hes given me a reason not to believe him. >> our final test driver is mitch, a professional go-cart racer. >> ive been driving go-carts ...

Wire magazine had two hackers tap into remotely, not even in the vehicle, the console of in this case a jeep and take over the vehicle. so you see this pedometer starts to go crazy, this test driver ends up in a ditch. they are now saying they have a patch if you will. much like we talked about for years with computer operating systems or cell phones. this has prompted a dialogue around automated vehicles. they are increasingly high tech all brands. we have a list affected. they are recent model...

treed. jacob zuma will try to convince moammar gadhafi of peace talks. his rival and another fifa executive have been temporarily -- a coalition commander has offered his sincerest apologies for an air strike on saturday that he says killed nine people in afghanistan. and earlier toll according to afghan and nato forces was 14. hamid karzai condemned the strike. those are the headlines. "world business today" starts right now. good morning from cnn london. >> good afternoon fro...

Much better traction than anybody else. >> reporter: he has been porsches senior test driver for the last 17 years. he made his name back in the 70s. 4 times world rally champion he won the monte carlo rally four times, success powered by a never ending quest for perfection >> i never said, oh, i am perfect. i always say, you want it, but 5,000 kilometers and two corners was not perfect. >> reporter: its hard to explain what it is like when roehrl puts his foot down. it is about precision, speed...

Be the driver? >> first of all we put the vehicle in the hands of a professional because of the risk that is involved in doing anything of this type, so the person who drives the vehicle, roger schuller, is a professional test driver and he has plenty of experience driving race kinds and all other vehicles jenna: jon could do it! >> it doesnt take any special skill in the sense that its similar to the automobiles we drive. it would be curious to see whether jon has the nerve to actually do the 3...