Autonomous, not driverless

Paul Leroux I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the era of self-driving cars. After all, why spend countless hours ne...

Goodbye passwords, hello biometrics

Let's face it — passwords suck. Every day we have to recall all manner of alphanumeric combinations for bank PINs, network log-ons, corp...

A matter of context: How digital instrument clusters can enhance the driving experience

I always drive a manual, so checking the tachometer in my car’s instrument cluster has become second nature to me. But while I have a person...

Economics 244: The Auto Industry

I begin teaching a 4-week-long auto industry seminar today; David Ruggles, this site's co-blogger, visits at the end of the week. For th...

Costs in the Japanese auto industry

...it's not just OEMs... Monday I was at the award ceremony for the Automotive News PACE Supplier of the Year competition, for which I...

Finally, I can throw away my 8 tracks

Okay, maybe I'm not old enough to have owned 8-track tapes. But I do remember that my uncle had an 8-track player in the dash of his sta...

National Car Care Month infographic by Sanctiond

Sanctioned has come up with an infographic with a few tips on how to keep your car looking its best all year round. Mister Cartoon's San...

Enabling drivers to interact safely with applications and services

Since February 2011, QNX Software Systems has been leading an international standards effort to help drivers interact safely with applicati...

Volvo V40 R-Design

Volvo launched 2 variants of the Volvo V40 at the recent Paris Motor Show, namely the V40 R-Design and the Cross Country models. The are alr...

auto industry picking up

Smitka and Ruggles are keeping busy with auto industry functions. The posts of Ruggles reflect on occasion discussions at one or another spe...

Using smartphones to prevent traffic jams

Paul Leroux Smartphones and driving don’t mix, right? Normally, you would get no argument from me. Driving is the one activity where a half-...

Jamming on a theme of connectivity at Automotive Megatrends 2013

Justin Moon "The only time I really don’t feel connected is when I am driving in my car.” You can always tell you’ve had a successful ...