Video: We Took A Ride In A Waymo!
Autonomous driving technology remains a very controversial subject. Are we ready for a future where our vehicles drive us? Even if we hire them from an app?
Category: Technology
Commentary: Do Influencing Matter?
Let me set aside what transpired with the conclusion and evaluation of this past Pride Road Trip. Nor will I kvetch about being an influencer…
Commentary: A Sony Car?
With the North American International Automobile Show relocated to June, any interested media person would find themselves in Las Vegas being courted by the wave of technology on display at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Commentary: The Risks This Work and The Privilege of Driving
We talk so much about safety – vehicular safety, mostly – that we often have to remind ourselves of the factors that lead towards making our vehicles sage. One of those factors is the human one.
Commentary: Towards Defining "Mobility"
TweetMobility. It is just a word, right? Actually, there is a lot behind the word these days. Automobile manufacturers have been swirled into the definition of this word, along with technology companies, community activists, governments and other non-profit entities trying to provide the same kind of service. The service of mobility used to live in …
Nissan Raises The Hybrid SUV Ante
Tweet Is there a worse time to build an all new hybrid? Nissan laid the Altima Hybrid to rest in 2011. Despite higher fuel prices than today the Altima Hybrid did not sell well. Nissan, under Carlos Ghosn, has always been able to craft deals with other automotive companies and Nissan’s first hybrid came from …
The Next Generation Tuner Car
Tweet Hybrids demand respect from the performance community. Race cars with hybrid propulsion systems have become the dominant force in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMP1 class in the. This is achingly apparent at the most well known and storied event in endurance racing: 24 Hours of Le Mans. Hybrids were the only powertrain of …
The Newest Safety Concern: Cybersecurity
TweetIf you're savvy enough, you might be able to one day get that gridlock traffic out of your way with a few keystrokes. The U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 18 automakers signed an agreement on January 15th to create a new system of proactive safety regulations and enter into …