By John R. Quain
- May 29, 2018
Bosch Looks for Parking Spots for You
If cars are going to drive themselves, they're also going to have to find parking spots by themselves. Several companies have been...
By John R. Quain
- Apr 24, 2018
More Focus on Auto Tech at IFA
The fact that cars and trucks increasingly have more in common with computers and consumer electronics--indeed may soon become simply...
By John R. Quain
- Mar 8, 2018
Raven Review: Making Older Cars Smart
The first of a new breed of devices, the Raven offers a (so far) unmatched suite of features that turns an older auto into a connected...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 27, 2018
Ford's Autonomous Cars to Deliver Pizza in Miami
It's important to stay focused on the important stuff in life, like pizza. So Ford's expanding its autonomous car research program and...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 15, 2018
2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe Review: Well Connected and Frisky
Full disclosure: My grandfather owned a Cadillac. Actually, a series of Cadillacs. Really. But being the land yacht brand for the AARP...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 8, 2018
Rolls-Royce Wraith: Driving a $400K Dream Machine
Mellifluous, yet powerful. Gracious, yet gutsy. An engineering and technical pleasure to drive, the 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith is a truly...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 30, 2018
Alexa, Where's My Car?
Amazon’s Alexa is the Chatty Cathy of the tech world, a digital darling that consumers can’t get enough of. It can tell chicken jokes,...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 23, 2018
The Autonomous Car vs. Human Nature
Even before Tesla revealed that a fatal accident had occurred while one of its cars was in semi-autonomous driving mode, a debate was...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 18, 2018
Best Car Tech of CES 2018 and Beyond
Once the dominion of TVs and DVD players, in less than half a decade automotive technology has come to dominate the annual CES...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 15, 2018
A Tesla Too Pricey? E-Bikes Offer Entry-Level Electric Transportation
Electric cars remain something of a novelty, commanding premium prices and presenting charging challenges, but another kind of electric...