Phantom Brakes, Drones, Flying Cars, and a Chain that won’t Break: this week’s NMA Auto Tech Watch News Roundup for October 27, 2019
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director I’ve always been fascinated by advancements in the auto tech world. Some of these tech devices work well, some don’t and some we’re not sure of yet. That’s what makes learning about these advancements so much fun! Check out this week’s NMA Auto Tech Watch Roundup! The Phantom Brakes […]
Vision Zero Invasion of the Car Itself
This post first appeared as the NMA E-Newsletter #532 in March 2019. In three years, all new cars and light-trucks purchased in EU countries will be required to include standard price-increasing features that will change how motorists drive. Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted in February to approve […]
7 Safety Tips for Driving at Night
Driving at night doubles the risk and is more dangerous than driving throughout the day. The human eye needs light to see, which makes a driver’s ability to judge and perceive distance at night impaired. The combination of headlight glare, road lights, darkness, and limited sight can cause problems when driving at night. Night Driving […]
An Appropriate Balance for Whom?: NMA E-Newsletter #552
Eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced House Bill 3663 in mid-July. The proposed piece of legislation is titled, “Complete Streets Act of 2019.” It is no less than a mandate that all states implement policies to address “critical gaps in pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit infrastructure.” The Complete Streets protocol would prioritize […]
U.S. Traffic Law History and Why State Laws Are Subordinate
By Chad Dornsife, NMA Nevada Activist and Executive Director of Best Highway Safety Practices Institute This post originally appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #542 on June 2, 2019. Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of what Chad half-jokingly refers to as his manifesto, written nearly ten years ago from a federalist point of view. This installment […]
Second Quarter Automaker Profit Reports ain’t Pretty and other Auto Tech News
Boy, when it rains, it pours for the auto industry. Lots of bad news came out this week. In Alphabetical Order, here is what we know so far: Aston Martin—even the likes of 007 James Bond might not be able to salvage this ailing British automaker. Ford—Second quarter profit dropped 86 percent worldwide as restructuring […]
A Long, Long Away to go for Driverless Car and other Auto Tech News
The New York Times posted an article this week entitled: Despite High Hopes, Self-Driving Cars are ‘Way in the Future.” Indeed they are…something I’ve been saying ever since I started writing about the car of the future and auto tech. Ford’s CEO Jim Hackett said in April, “We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles.” The […]
Auto Bargain of a century? Look closer and don’t : How not to Fall in love with a fraud
Outstanding pictures. Excellent condition. The equipment is top level. The price? It’s a bargain of the century. It seems to be the perfect car in an online or print advertisement. Every motorist has seen it. But is it a deal worth your time and – inevitably – money? Well, it’s a yes and no. In […]
U.S. Traffic Law History and Why State Laws Are Subordinate: NMA E-Newsletter #542
By Chad Dornsife NMA Nevada Activist, Executive Director of Best Highway Safety Practices Institute Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of what Chad half-jokingly refers to as his manifesto, written nearly ten years ago from a federalist point of view. This installment details the development of traffic laws in the United States and the origins […]
Ford & Firestone Revisited
When does cancer start? At the cellular/molecular level, probably. Which makes discovering the moment of conception — so to speak — difficult to pin down. Political cancer is easier because we can see it and sometimes even touch it, at the critical moment when it could have been given a bleach bath or something else […]