
By John R. Quain
- Sep 10, 2019
What GM's Adoption of Google's Android Really Means
The fight for the dashboard has been an ongoing software battle for more than a decade. But in recent years, it has lost much of its...

By John R. Quain
- Jul 31, 2019
Is Parking the First Task to Go Autonomous?
Last week's announcement that Bosch and Mercedes-Benz would begin the first government approved deployment of a fully-autonomous driving...

By John R. Quain
- Jul 22, 2019
Autonomous Shuttles: The Trouble With Pedestrians
Last week, a Navya self-driving shuttle in a residential Vienna neighborhood bumped into a pedestrian. The female walker reportedly...

By John R. Quain
- Jul 12, 2019
The Great Race to Autonomy: Ford, VW Tighten Partnerships
Ford and Volkswagen confirmed what many have argued for some time: the future of transportation will be electric and autonomous--and it's...

By John R. Quain
- Jun 28, 2019
Annals of Micromobility: E-Scooter Insurance
E-scooters--it's all fun and games until you fall off and hurt yourself--or someone else. Many people have opined about what happens to...

By John R. Quain
- Jun 18, 2019
Traffic Fatalities Hold Steady
Ending traffic fatalities is the ultimate goal of autonomous vehicle developers. So every year that the introduction of self-driving cars...

By John R. Quain
- May 28, 2019
Waymo Out West: Horse Hockey
Classification is what folks in the autonomous car business call the process of correctly identifying objects, people, cars, and trucks...

By John R. Quain
- May 14, 2019
Travel Companion: the OnePlus 7 Pro Impresses
If you've seen one smartphone, you've seen them all. Until now. Debuting today, the OnePlus 7 Pro is zippy phone with a gorgeous screen...

By John R. Quain
- May 10, 2019
BMW Test Fest 2019
Testing BMW's lineup of vehicles on the track and on the highway was an informative (and fun) way to spend a couple of days in Palm...

By John R. Quain
- May 3, 2019
The Push for Autonomous Vehicle Engineers is Global
There's a "desperate shortage" of engineers needed to make self-driving cars a reality. Even with some optimistic predictions that...