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While all the media hype may revolve around automated and electrified vehicles and mobility as a service, the reality is that none of that would even be possible without the massive profits generated by the sale of pickup trucks every year,…

I spent last week in San Francisco where I spoke at the annual Automotive Cybersecurity West Summit and chaired the ADAS to Self Driving Cars conference. I was particularly looking forward to the final day of the second conference because I was to…

Many challengers have come and gone and in some cases (AMD) come again since Intel debuted the first 4004 microprocessor back in 1971. Somehow, Intel has always managed to fight back and maintain a preeminent position as a supplier of computing power…

As the world’s largest automotive supplier, Bosch produces a vast array of the components that go into the machines we drive. Bosch is also a pioneer in the field of driver assist systems going back to the launch of its electronic ABS in 1978. At CES…

Back in 2016, when the Obama-era Department of Transportation issued its original automated vehicle safety guidance, part of the voluntary framework was the publication of safety reports by the companies developing these systems. In October 2017,…

As the automotive industry races to commercialize automated driving by the turn of the decade, the number of real power players in the space is rapidly consolidating. The latest move is Intel’s acquisition of Israeli machine vision leader Mobileye…

Seven years after it disappeared from the North American market, the Ford Ranger is back. The Ranger never entirely went away though, continuing in overseas markets in the intervening years until Ford decided that the business case for midsize pickup…

After 85 years of nearly continuous production (as with other vehicles, production was suspended during the second world war) the Chevy Suburban is the longest running nameplate in the industry. Along with its shorter sibling, the Tahoe, the Suburban…

This morning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the federal government’s formal intention to reduce future fuel economy and emissions standards. Corporate average fuel…

There is little argument that Henrik Fisker is an extremely talented designer. He has crafted some stunning automobiles over the course of the past three decades including the BMW Z8, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and the eponymous Karma. Equally…