Category: Forbes

As cars and trucks get ever more packed with sensors and connectivity, they are already generating tens of gigabytes of data per hour and will soon be producing terabytes per hour. In this modern world, data is often deemed as good as gold, just ask…

Earlier in 2019, Audi launche
d its first series production electric vehicle, the e-Tron SUV with some fanfare. While the e-Tron got generally favorable reviews for its driving experience, it suffered from some early issues and a disappointing range.…

In the last couple of years, Ford has received some justifiable criticism for a relative dearth of really fresh products, especially among its car lineup. However, having made the decision last year to discontinue most of its cars in favor of pretty…

For the first time since the 1960s, the 2020 Ford Mustang lineup will include two distinct Shelby models at the same time – the GT350 and a brand-new GT500. But the 2020 Shelby GT500 is meant to be quite unlike any previous Mustang to bear that name.…

The number of Lincoln models with MK-something badges is about to shrink to just two. Lincoln has just dropped the first teaser image of new 2020 Corsair which is set to replace the MKC compact crossover. The new badge isn't really a surprise, having…

We’ve all heard the monthly sales reports over the past several years. Consumers are dropping cars in favor of SUVs and crossovers at an ever increasing rate. The car is doomed as a form factor. For most automakers this does seem to be true. However,…

Way back in 2007, it was becoming clear that corporate average fuel economy standards were going way up in the coming years. As automakers tried figure out how they were going to meet those new mandates without pricing themselves out the market, the…

Let me be absolutely clear. Any manufacturer of any product that pushes out a safety critical feature that is not fully developed, tested and validated is guilty of negligence. This applies to Boeing BA and the maneuvering control augmentation system…

With four newly redesigned utility vehicles hitting the road so far in 2019, Ford is so far staying true to its 2018 promise to offer an electrified powertrain option in every new SUV going forward. Hot on the heels of its more mainstream Ford…

Ford was a relative latecomer to the connected vehicle party. Other automakers have been installing cellular data modems in cars for the better part of the past two decades starting with the 1996 debut of GM’s OnStar. Meanwhile relatively few Ford…