Tag: Technology

Tale of Two Cities’ Smart Intersection Programs

Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in April 2022 as NMA Weekly Newsletter #693.  If you would like to receive the one-topic motorist-related newsletter every Sunday in your inbox, subscribe Here.  Pittsburgh, PA, and Lakeland, FL have instituted smart intersections but are handling them differently. As more cities become connected, i.e., having elements of infrastructure […]

New Studies Show EVs are Unreliable and Worse for the Environment than Gas Cars

By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach I’m not anti-electric vehicle, I’m pro-truth! Too many people have been sold on the lie that electric vehicles are better for the environment, or that they’re better vehicles in general. The truth is that battery technology and reliability aren’t there yet. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Study According […]

Want to check out my Car’s Infotainment System? Get a Warrant!

By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note:  This post first appeared in January 2022 as NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #681. If you would like to subscribe to the one-topic newsletter delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning, Click Here. Many of us find using a cell phone convenient for communicating and learning. Now, connecting a […]

The Off-Grid Car

The interest in tiny homes and off-grid living reflects a growing weariness with being carried along, unwillingly, by the rip-tide of “technology” as it makes life superficially easier but also alienating. Cars are a good example. You can start the engine without a key, but when the engine won’t start, what do you do? Most […]

Surveillance Cameras use Big Tech-Designed Software that considers Everyone a Potential Threat

By Joe Cadillic, founder of the MassPrivatel Blog A recent Fox 5 New York news report revealed how Big Tech and law enforcement are working together to identify people who could be a “potential threat” using artificial intelligence (AI). The TV investigation describes how private businesses can use Actuate AI to transform every surveillance camera into a predictive AI monster […]

Luxury Isn’t What Luxury Once Was

There’s not much special or even especially luxurious about modern luxury cars. This is not to say they aren’t luxurious; of course, they are. The problem for luxury car sellers is that everything is luxurious–just not as expensive, the main distinguishing feature of a modern luxury car. Visit a new car showroom and see and judge for yourself. On the […]

How has F1 Changed Commercial Vehicles?

In the V8 era (2006-2013), F1’s engines once reached the thermal efficiency of 29 percent. When F1 switched to turbocharged V6 engines in 2014, this number increased to 40 percent, and now, it’s nearly 43 percent. CO2 emissions also dropped by 26 percent. With those numbers, it’s clear that F1’s technology has rapidly developed. However, […]

Conditioned to Assistance

Ever had someone bump into your elbow when you were trying to drink a cup of hot coffee? Advance Driver Assistance “technology” called Lane Keep Assist works on the same principle. Here is the scenario: You are driving down an empty highway and decide to change lanes to avoid a road obstruction but you fail […]