
By John R. Quain
- Jan 16, 2019
Tuff Stuff: Luggage That Can Weather a Storm
A lot of luggage looks tough but isn't waterproof or strong enough to protect fragile electronics. The Pelican Elite BA30 Vacationer is...

By John R. Quain
- Jan 14, 2019
CES 2019: Self-Driving Cars Dominate
"It's really an autonomous car show now," Valeo's CTO, James Schwyn, told me one evening at this year's CES consumer electronics trade...

By John R. Quain
- Nov 9, 2018
The Week in Autonomy: Is a Big AV Reset Coming?
There were plenty of autonomous car announcements over the last week or more, including releases from Waymo, Intel, and Uber. But what...

By John R. Quain
- Oct 26, 2018
NHTSA Shuts Down a Shuttle
Many companies working in the autonomous driving space cite the tardiness or absence of government regulation as a major impediment to...

By John R. Quain
- Oct 19, 2018
Swede Emotion: 2019 Volvo S60 First Drive
With every new model, Volvo refines its semi-autonomous safety technology, and the snazzy 2019 Volvo S60 is no exception. Snazzy? A...

By John R. Quain
- Oct 14, 2018
Hyundai's 2019 Nexo Offers Remote Control Parking
Yes, Hyundai's Nexo is a super-cooled hydrogen fuel cell car with a wide LCD dashboard and a maximum range of 380 miles (longest in the...

By John R. Quain
- Oct 5, 2018
The Week in Autonomy: Dents and the DOT
Last month, there were three reported autonomous vehicle accidents in California, a state where the department of transportation makes...

By John R. Quain
- Sep 17, 2018
GM Debuts a Baby Caddy: The 2019 Cadillac XT4, a Comfortable, Compact Crossover
Can we squeeze one more model into the luxury compact crossover category? Cadillac thinks so and has just introduced its all new bouncing ba

By John R. Quain
- Sep 15, 2018
BMW's High-Flying Concept Car
With security usually reserved for blockbuster premieres, BMW flew into four cities around the world last week with a customized Boeing...

By John R. Quain
- Sep 14, 2018
Going Mobile: Cars as Consumer Electronics at IFA
Berlin -- The annual IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin draws roughly 250,000 attendees every year, and this year a new crowd...