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Jaguar is a brand with a long and tumultuous history. Yet, despite the challenges of being part of British Leyland through the 1970s and 1980s and then two decades under the Ford umbrella, Jag is still with us. In fact, the brand actually seems to be…

There was a time in the middle of the last century when it was commonplace for groceries, eggs, milk and other staples to be delivered direct to people’s homes. Many houses had a portal in the side of the house where empty milk bottles could be left…

When cars start driving themselves in the coming years, they will rely on sensors in order to “see” what’s around them, but they will require accurate and precise maps of the world in order to determine where they need to go. As automakers, suppliers…

The author is a senior analyst on the Transportation Efficiencies team at Navigant Research

Automotive supplier Aptiv is again expanding its automated driving test and development efforts. Following on its programs in the U.S. and Singapore, Aptiv is now opening a new mobility R&D facility in Shanghai, China. Aptiv and its predecessor…

The refreshed 2018 Mercedes-Benz S560 isn't just a technology juggernaut, this is still a German full-size luxury sedan. This is a class of car that has been the ride of choice for plutocrats and world leaders everywhere for decades. This one may…

When it comes to reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, we’re increasingly hitting the law of diminishing returns when it comes to cars and other light duty vehicles. The low hanging fruit that remains in this space is in heavy…

After well over a decade of development a tentative step by General Motors in 2017, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications might finally get some market momentum with a push from Toyota. The Japanese automaker has announced plans to begin a broad…

Ford's factory racing program for the third-generation GT wound to a close last October at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. However, Multimatic is still building road-going GTs until at least 2022. To keep things interesting, Ford continues to…

It seems like a lifetime ago that I first took a stab at developing control algorithms for a new traction control system on a heated asphalt strip near the arctic circle in northern Sweden. The specific piece I was working on didn’t have a separate…