Category: Forbes

We exist in a world of pervasive screens and connectivity and touch interfaces. In that world, almost everything we do is intermediated, filtered and converted through layers of ones and zeros. In fact, in the not too distant future, it’s likely that…

Automated driving is pretty much at peak hype right now. Startups are popping up all over Silicon Valley with founders that want to be the next Elon Musk and funding from venture capitalists hoping for their next big exit. Along with all of these new…

A year ago, when Fiat Chrysler held its annual What’s New event at its Chelsea, Michigan proving ground, passenger car chief, Tim Kuniskis discussed the role of the Dodge brand as the home of muscle cars. He also joked about two of the brand’s best…

Back in mid-2013 I was standing on Oakwood Blvd in Dearborn, Mich, when a prototype Mustang emerged from the gate of Ford’s Dearborn Development Center. As the driver accelerated away, this particular car emitted a wail quite unlike anything that…

If you’ve bought a new car in the last several years, there’s an increasing likelihood that when you take a look in the trunk, you’ll no longer find a spare tire. At best in many cases you’ll get an emergency tire inflator kit that can be used to…

In May 2015, Google launched a new service that let users upload and store an unlimited number of photos and videos for free. I immediately uploaded my entire 15-year archive of digital images to make sure I had another off-site backup of our family…

Since its launch nearly three decades ago, Toyota’s premium brand, Lexus has never exactly had what could be described as a young vibe. It was seemingly born as a brand with an old soul. But in the past few years, some excitement has begun creeping…

Ford isn’t going to be the first big company to launch commercial automated vehicle (AV) services. But when it does, it wants to be ready to be ready with a viable business built around the technology from day one. To that end, Ford Autonomous…

In my formative years as a car enthusiast, having any kind of affection for British cars was fraught with peril. While many of them were attractive and enormously fun to drive, they also had a well-deserved reputation for unreliability. As often as…

In the coming weeks, Cadillac will start shipping 2017 CTS sedans with a mid-year update that brings an all-new version of the brand’s CUE infotainment system. In the near term, Cadillac customers will hopefully get a much improved experience…