Chinese Financial Scandals

Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington and Lee University We'll continue to see media coverage of financial scandals in China. For example, ...

Award season

Patryk Fournier The first two months of the calendar year are often referred to as award season by the entertainment industry. Although we d...

The Topology of US Elections: why politicians must lie, er, flip-flop to be elected

Mike Smitka, Economics, Washington & Lee Univ Under the US primary system for Congress and the White House, politicians must flip-flop i...

“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring”

Patryk Fournier The quote is from the now late but great David Bowie and is extremely prophetic when you apply it to autonomous driving. Aut...

Why is software the key to bringing augmented reality to cars?

Guest post by Alex Leonov, marketing director, Luxoft Automotive. While self-driving vehicles are gradually becoming a reality, more and mor...

In the zone — a visit to the QNX concept garage

Guest post by QNX consultant and software designer Rob Krten. How often have you heard the expression, “If it were easy to do, everyone woul...

Video: Paving the way to an autonomous future

Lynn Gayowski CES 2016 is now underway, and our kickoff to the year wouldn’t be complete without a behind-the-scenes look at the making of o...

The simpler, the better: a first look at the new QNX technology concept vehicle

Bringing the KISS principle to the dashboard. Paul Leroux “From sensors to smartphones, the car is experiencing a massive influx of new tech...

QNX announces new platforms for automated driving systems and in-car acoustics

Paul Leroux Every year, at CES, QNX Software Systems showcases its immense range of solutions for infotainment systems, digital instrument c...

Who said girls can't drive?

"This is a man's car"  

Ford ports SmartDeviceLink to QNX CAR Platform

QNX joins Ford, Toyota, and other industry leaders to help drive new standard for app integration. Paul Leroux For as long as I can remember...

China's Auto Industry Meltdown: The Last Shall Be First?

Mike Smitka, economics / Washington and Lee First to exit, that is. The rush to enter China has led to a market with too many players with ...

Methodology for Calculating Demographics-Corrected Normal Employment Level

reposting from my no-longer-active US and Economics blog, original was November 2012 The Great Recession entailed a huge rise in unemploymen...