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Could This Wagon from BMW End America’s Hatred of Longroofs?
BMW is launching a wagon in the US. Will it succeed?
Why Luxury Auto Makers like Aston Martin are Pushing SUVs
SUVs are hot, even with luxury automakers.
The Surprising Reason that Speeding Technology Might Not Be Doomed
Intelligent Speed Assistance might not be DOA in the U.S. after all.
Hard To Handle
Abigail Bassett’s story in the June issue of Car & Driver Magazine.
Why You’ll Never Fly in an Airplane with Those Terrifying Double-Decker Seats
Read my story at ArsTechnica. Regular travelers know all too well just how uncomfortable airplanes have gotten over the last few years. Seats are narrower and offer less legroom than they have in years past, and as prices rise, thanks to the perfect storm of inflation and corporate greed, […]
Inside the Sony-Honda Afeela Concept
Read my Story at TechCrunch If it wasn’t clear earlier this year when Sony and Honda revealed the concept Afeela EV, it is now: This new joint-venture concept car is all about leveraging entertainment. The company, known as Sony Honda Mobility (SHM) is a joint venture between the […]
Mercedes Built a Concept Car for James Cameron’s Avatar. I drove it.
When you think of the future of transportation, you probably don’t think of water dragons like those in director James Cameron’s newest Avatar movie, Avatar: The Way of Water, which will be released on December 16. You might think of something more along the lines of […]
Waymo’s new robotaxi is an all-electric people mover with no steering wheel
The Alphabet company got together with Geely’s Zeekr to build its next-generation autonomous people mover, and it’s as notable for what it’s missing (steering wheel, side-view mirrors) as for what it’s got. Read the full story at The Verge. Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous taxi company […]
Holoride Review: In Car VR Isn’t Nearly as Vomit-Inducing as You’d Think
Virtual reality is coming to the passenger seat near you, at least as long as you own an Audi vehicle with the brand’s most current operating system, anyway. The Audi spinoff, Holoride, announced this week that it will begin offering the Pioneer Pack for just […]
Rivian R1S First Drive: An All-Electric SUV from a Buzzy Start Up
A first drive review of the brand new Rivian R1S SUV.
Torture Testing a Porsche Cayenne S on the Rebelle Rally
The killer app of any tech is to make your life easier and more comfortable; the GPS in your car helps you find the best route to a restaurant when traffic is backed up, if you have cruise control, you can set a speed on the […]