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Technological innovation is nothing new to the brand with the three-pointed star. Ever since Karl Benz drove his Patent Motorwagen for the first time more than 130 years ago, Mercedes-Benz has been a technological pioneer. Along with pioneering…

The Insight name is back in the Honda lineup for the 2019 model year. This is the third iteration of a vehicle with this nameplate and like the others, this one is exclusively available as a hybrid electric vehicle. With each new iteration, Honda has…

There’s a running joke around southeast Michigan that if you don’t like the weather, just hang out for a few hours because it will be completely different. Back in December 2017, the American Center for Mobility (ACM) autonomous and connected vehicle…

For more than 70 years, the name Jeep has been synonymous with go anywhere, off-road capability. Even in the modern era as the brand has expanded with car-based crossover models, every nameplate has been available in a Trailhawk model with serious…

Amongst the community of automotive media that cover events like the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, there is a running joke that we have a standing order with Mother Nature for several days of brutally cold temperatures and snow…

When Ford launched the fourth-generation Escape last year, they took the opposite approach that Toyota had done with the latest Rav4, instead of toughening up the design, they softened it up, making it more of a street-oriented urban commuter. The…

When it launched in 2014, the Lincoln MKC was a key component of the revival of Ford Motor Company's premium brand. It was the company's first entry into the burgeoning luxury compact crossover segment. While Lincoln was relatively late to the party,…

While announcing its 2015 full-year financial results this week, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles also revealed some important changes to its 2014-2018 product plan that provide hints about where the company sees its future in mobility. By the end of 2017,…

Waymo got a lot of media coverage for the December 2018 commercial launch of its automated ride-hailing service. But Waymo wasn’t the first company to open such a service to the general public and start charging for rides. It’s hard to say for sure…

At some point in the future, human drivers will likely become obsolete. But despite the many promises we’ve heard over the last several years, that time hasn’t arrived and likely won’t for some time to come. Until then, humans will remain in the loop…