By John R. Quain
- Feb 14, 2019
How to Review a Blanket: Rumpl's Puffy Makes a Perfect Car Blanket
There are plenty of blankets that compress to lilliputian portions to fit into a climber's backpack or an exec's briefcase. Plenty of...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 12, 2019
Traffic's Really Bad, And That's Good
How could a terrible report on traffic congestion be good news? Because it means the economy is moving--even if drivers aren't. Traffic...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 8, 2019
The Week in Autonomy: A Big Deal for Waymo?
Could Waymo become the primary systems supplier to automakers in the future? That's the question as Google's self-driving subsidiary...
By John R. Quain
- Feb 1, 2019
2019 Honda Passport Review: Competing on Price and Safety
While some car companies like Ford are thinning their model lines, others like Honda are filling them out trying to offer a just-right...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 29, 2019
Killer Carry-On
For air travelers, hell is other people jamming their luggage into the overheads - on top of your fragile gear. Now you can beat the...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 28, 2019
The Week in Autonomy: Getting Weaker, Apple to Audi
There's more and more grumbling out in auto land that car and tech companies are taking several cautious steps back from the autonomous...
By John R. Quain
- Jan 22, 2019
I Drove a 40-Ton Tractor Trailer (Daimler's eCascadia)
"Go slow." Yeah, you don't have to tell me twice. It's the first time I've ever driven a full-blown, road-hogging, fully-loaded (78,000...
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...
