Ali Mohamed is a modern Renaissance man. At age 22 he is the founder of VOUND Technologies, a company developing prototypes that could help people with speech and hearing disorders experience sound in a unique way. The technology translates sounds into vibrations, colors and images […]
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Building A Team That Could Change The World
As a cofounder of Kinetic Batteries and Solvus Global, perhaps Aaron Birt’s greatest strength is building the right team to affect global change. Together with his partners, the companies are developing processes that help make everything from recycling scrap to manufacturing batteries more efficient and […]
Behind the Wheel of the New VW Alltrack
Are you a commitment-phobe? Afraid to settle down with just one vehicle that scratches the off-road-capable but dear-god-not-another-SUV itch? Fear not: VW has your back. It’s going after the wagon dominator, Subaru, with the 2017 Volkswagen Alltrack — the capable, spacious and enjoyable baby step […]
Four Things You Need To Know About Volvo Today
I spent a gorgeous few days in Vail and the surrounding mountain area to get a peek at the new Volvo V90 Cross Country. It was a gorgeous day and a really breathtaking car. Check out the inside scoop I got from top execs on […]
Judgin’ at the Concours d’LeMons: Grease and Villiany
The fog hasn’t yet lifted on the Monterey Peninsula and I’m standing around what has affectionately been temporarily renamed “Goose Shit Park.” A collection of rusted out, Bondo bodied, barely running cars are still rolling in past our picnic table to find their allocated […]
A Visit with Some Ultra-Rare McLaren Race Cars at Pebble Beach
What started out as a race for historic cars and a small meet-up for collector cars has blossomed into a full-on supercar festival. McLaren, the newest player in the supercar world, is here to show off something new on the concept lawn on Sunday. Ahead […]
Splitting the Hairs of Luxury in the Kia Cadenza
Splitting the difference in luxury is like splitting hairs. Does luxury maintain its appeal if it’s available to nearly everyone? Kia thinks so, and with the new 2017 Cadenza, the automaker is targeting anyone who has ever wanted lots of premium features and miles […]
Why I Really Want a Mercedes-Benz Adventure Van
In an unmarked warehouse just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, wooden crates and cardboard boxes are waiting. Hulking, nondescript masses sit on shelves and floors around the warehouse. When it’s time, the half-assembled shells glide smoothly out of their protective shipping containers and onto […]
Putting the Mercedes-Benz Vans to Work
I’m driving around historic Charleston, South Carolina, in a refrigerated commercial van looking for ice cream. The temperature gauge reads just 91 degrees Fahrenheit, but it feels like 106 outside. The air conditioning is cranked to the max, making an icy dent in the sweltering […]
Fun with Physics in the Lamborghini’s Advanced Composite Laboratory
A young man wearing a black lab coat with “Prototipi” on the back and a raging bull over the heart is enthusiastically talking about the history of carbon fiber. Behind him a machine flexes a honeycomb panel almost 4 inches before the panel cracks like […]
The Jaguar F-Pace SUV: More Than Just a Pretty Face
Looks aren’t everything, but there’s no discounting that they matter, particularly in a place like tony Aspen, Colorado. This is the land where Hunter S. Thompson entertained Hollywood bigwigs and eventually shot himself, the place where women carry multiple Louis Vuitton handbags and brag to […]
A Brief History of Autonomous Vehicles
Late last year, I had the opportunity to do a long-form piece on the history of driverless vehicles for Encyclopedia Britannica. It’s been an honor to work on the piece and to have it show up in their 2016 Book of the Year. You can […]
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