You still can get a gas guzzling vehicle if you want – and can afford it. But apparently it’s getting more difficult, according to University of Michigan researchers. Not only are there fewer gas-guzzling vehicles around, those remaining tend to…
We’re not all Irish. Not even on St. Patrick’s Day. Still, the traditions of green beer, parades and shamrocks have become deeply rooted in America, so we thought it might be fun to take “the wearing of the green” a…
The next big thing is almost here. At least that’s the way Audi sees virtual reality technology. Audi, along with Ford, Toyota, Volvo and Chrysler (our last blog post) are pioneering use of virtual reality in the auto industry, with…
Virtual reality isn’t just for gaming or military training anymore. Whether it’s showing off their cars, improving design, going inside the manufacturing process or getting involved in social issues, automakers have taken their first tentative steps toward using the technology….
It had to happen. As if it isn’t enough to worry about our computers or smart phones getting hacked … Now we are learning that our smart vehicles, increasingly loaded with sophisticated computer and wireless technology, are vulnerable to hackers,…
Imagine streets and highways full of self-driving, a.k.a., autonomous, vehicles loaded with the latest information, navigation and crash-avoidance technology. Should make that next drive to the grocery store as safe as you possibly could imagine, right? Well, not necessarily, according…