How Long Can You Keep Your Child on Your Car Insurance
For many young drivers, insuring a vehicle is too much of an expense for them to take care of on their own. Even if they pick up a summer job, the cost of an independent policy for a young driver is simply not feasible. In these instances, it’s common practice for parents to put their […]
The Unintended Consequences of Self-Driving Cars
Driverless cars have not yet attained acceptance all over the world. The big companies like Alphabet’s Waymo are attempting to make driverless cars a reality. With the development of driverless cars, it is clear that driverless or autonomous cars/vehicles (AVs) can be harmful to humans in distinct ways. Not Affordable For All AVs will be […]
Another Study on Why we don’t like Driverless Cars
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director I don’t know about you, but I am tired of seeing stories on why we don’t “like” driverless cars. How many studies has it been already? The latest study comes from an advocacy group called Partner for Automated Vehicle Education or PAVE. Nearly half of the 1,200 adults surveyed […]
The Fight over NYC Congestion Pricing Goes on. And on…
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Could congestion pricing for New York City be over? Probably not, but it will likely not meet its January 2021 start date and not necessarily due to the COVID-19 crisis. The scheme was already in doubt in February before everything hit the proverbial fan. Metropolitan Transportation Administration Chair Pat […]
The Jigsaw Future of Car Ownership
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA E-Newsletter #416 from January 2017. Owning a car has always been one of those milestones in a person’s life. When we were kids we dreamed about what kind of car we would own in the future. We dreamed of dragging Main […]
Are we headed for a New and Used Car Price Collapse? NMA Auto Tech Watch for April 19, 2020
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Even before the coronavirus reared its ugly head, the auto industry was in trouble—some say even in a bit of a free fall. Now that few of us can buy a car due to job loss, job reduction, and stay-at-home orders, will there soon be a collapse of the […]
Will Small Urban Cars Ever Take Off?
In an industry in which the battle cry has long been “bigger is better”, small urban vehicles seem to have almost been forgotten. But the automotive industry is evolving, and tastes are changing more quickly than anyone could have expected. Suddenly, small urban cars – a term which encompasses everything from three-wheelers to smart cars […]
The Unintended Consequences of Self-Driving Cars
Driverless cars have not yet attained acceptance all over the world. The big companies like Alphabet’s Waymo are attempting to make driverless cars a reality. With the development of driverless cars, it is clear that driverless or autonomous cars/vehicles (AVs) can be harmful to humans in distinct ways. Not Affordable For All AVs will be […]
When It’s Time to Stop Driving
Driving can be a dangerous task for anyone, but as you get older, it can become a more serious issue. It can be hard to let go of the keys. It may seem like you’re giving up some amount of control you once had over your life. But there comes a time when nature takes […]
Crushed Every Four Years
If you’ve been wondering what’s behind the electric car/automated car push, Ford’s John Rich just let the cat out of the sack: “We will exhaust and crush a car every four years in this business.” That business being the automated/electric car business. Rich should know since he’s the head of Ford’s Autonomous Vehicles Operations. He means automated, […]