I've been a motorsports fan for going on four decades now. While I've developed an immense respect for the widely varied skills of racers in every category, some of those classes hold no particular interest for me. Among those that do are sports…

Ten years ago at a background media briefing ahead of the 2008 North American International Show, Ford showed off a brand new generation of its single most important product, the F-150 pickup. Along with details on the truck’s new platform, Ford…

In the past couple years, the subcompact crossover has seemingly sprung up from nowhere to become one of the fastest growing segments in the U.S. light vehicle market. After the Nissan Juke demonstrated that Americans were interested in this type of…

Just over a year after the launch of its third-generation automated driving test prototypes, Ford is iterating again. The new fourth-generation test vehicles are in many ways the biggest change since the program began in earnest in 2013 as Ford moves…

The rise of affordable automobiles in the early 20th century led to an increase in personal mobility that was unprecedented in human history. Most of us suddenly had the ability to travel vastly longer distances anytime we wanted to, no longer…

It’s no secret that automated vehicles require an enormous amount of compute performance. It seems that closer engineers get to creating vehicles that can reliably get around without a human driver, the more performance they are finding they need.…

Over the past two decades as Cadillac has struggled to transform itself from a purveyor of traditional American luxo-barges into a serious competitor for the big German luxury brands, there has been one constant, the Escalade. The one vehicle that…

When automakers made the decision to close up their offices and engineering facilities to protect employees from the pandemic, the work didn’t stop. Engineers including those developing the upcoming Ford Mustang Mach-E packed up their computers and…

As part of my job, I evaluate a great many different types of vehicles, from high-end sports cars to some of the most affordable machines on the market. A couple of months ago as I was assembling my drive schedule with the press fleet managers, I…

Now that much of the hype cycle around 3D printing has dissipated, it’s time to start looking at more practical real world applications for additive manufacturing. Sure, you can still buy small 3D printers for home use, but the reality is that they…