What is AEBS and why are Automakers Embracing the Tech?
AEBS stands for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, one of several advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) that automakers are currently pushing onto consumers. Other tech includes: lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning system, adaptive cruise control, and dynamic headlights. There are many forms of ADAS available with some built into new cars, some available as an […]
What a Difference a Year Makes in the Driverless Car Universe
Writing about the car of the future the past two years has given me some insight into the trends in reporting on driverless cars. The tide has turned and writers appear to be scratching their collective heads on these fantastical claims of imminent convenience. Last year at this time, the world seemed to be a […]
In the Age of Driverless Cars, Auto Insurance Will Be More Important Than Ever
Automakers have historically devised ingenious ways to make driving safer and more enjoyable. Now, with the advent of the autonomous vehicle (AV) approaching, we soon may not need to drive at all. According to a new Esurance report, driverless cars have the potential to become an affordable way to get from point A to point […]
NMA Principle Number 1: Traffic Safety through Sound Engineering and Real Driver Training
The Driving in America Blog was started a year ago to bring more information to those who are beginning their journey as motorists’ rights advocates. Over the next several months, I will be working with each of the seven NMA principles to give readers of this weekly blog some idea of what we all are […]
Automated Cars – And Dumbed Down Drivers
One of the arguments used by automated car pushers (I use the term deliberately, to convey the fact that the market isn’t asking for automated cars any more than it is electric cars; both are being forced upon the market by parties who are frustrated by the market’s reluctance to “embrace” either thing) is that […]
Personal Data, Alexa and the Driverless Car
This post first appeared on the NMA’s Car of the Future Blog on January 7, 2018. Since the dawn of the modern era, marketers have been trying to find out about you—what are your likes, dislikes, habits and tastes. Since the advent of the personal computer and smart phones that has been made much easier […]
The Next Ten Years – Readers’ Edition, Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #523
In NMA E-Newsletter #520, The Next Ten Years, Jim Walker, Gary Biller, and Steve Carrellas provided their thoughts — limited by the NMA to less than 300 words — on the significant challenges that motorists and the NMA will face over the next decade. We asked readers to chime in with their thoughts and published […]
2019 Detroit Auto Show and CES 2019—the Razzle and the Dazzle
Last week on the NMA Auto Tech Watch blog, I showcased all the interesting products coming out of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with regards to auto tech. This week, more articles are coming your way plus another load of announcements, interviews, etc. coming out of the 2019 Detroit Auto Show or the official […]
The Next Ten Years – Readers’ Edition, Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #522
When we published E-Newsletter #520, The Next Ten Years, on December 30, 2018 with predictions from some NMA and NMA Foundation directors of the challenges that the NMA and motoring public are going to face over the next decade, we encouraged readers to provide their insights. And boy, have you. We currently have enough material […]
CES 2019—The Newest Trends and Developments for the Things We Drive
Whether we can attend or not, many of us enjoy the second week of January because it is time for the yearly Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) in Las Vegas. CES is not just for computers, TVs and phones but more and more—visions for the car of the future. There are two big trends that […]