

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...