The Internet of Roads
They used to say the walls have ears. Soon, the road will have brains. Well, they’ll be connected to one brain - not yours.
They call it “smart pavement.” Everything is smart...
If We Want Your Money, We’ll Take Your Money…
We live in a Deliverance nation. If the government wants your money, they'll take your money - simple as that.
Rustem Kazazi, 64, was recently relieved of his life savings - $58,100...
What Killed Chrysler?
The news may come today - but it won’t be a surprise: Chrysler’s going the way of Plymouth. Maybe Dodge, too. They are not right for the times and it would...
The Disposable Truck
Trucks continue to get bigger - what buyers seem to want - while their engines get smaller, which is effectively a function of what the government demands, as the downsizing of...
Dangerous New Car Features
New cars have become so “safe” they’re becoming dangerous. They have systems which make an accident more likely - while touting how much more crashworthy they are now vs. previously.
Arguably, the...
Carburetors and Battlestar Galactica
If you're a fan of the rebooted Battlestar Galactica series, you will remember what made it possible for the Galactica to escape the Cylon attack which destroyed the rest of the...
Elon’s Undoing
The death of the perpetually tardy Model 3 may ultimately have less to do with it being an overpriced electric car than with something even more lethal to its chances ....
It’s Not Just Uncle
Uncle - his mandates and fatwas - have without doubt made new cars (and trucks) more expensive.
But then, so have we.
By choosing to sign up for more car than we...
How to “Sell” an Electric Car . . .
Electric cars are a great deal . . . when you get someone else to pay for them. This appears to be the only way to convince anyone to buy one.
BMW...
The Hidden Gas Tax Cometh
Raising the gas tax - overtly - is politcal TNT.
Chiefly because it's a tax everyone feels, every day - and it's an extremely disproportionate tax already. About 50 cents per gallon...