On EVs, Tires, and Batteries

Building batteries, testing tires, autonomous rides, carbon-oriented design and execution, and a composite Jeep component explained.

On Lincoln-Shinola, Euro EV Sales, Engineered Carbon, and more

On a Lincoln-Shinola concept, Euro EV sales, engineered carbon for fuel cells, a thermal sensor for ADAS, battery analytics, and measuring vehicle performance in use with big data

On London Cabbies, Frank Stephenson, the Hyundai Santa Fe and more

From the neurology of London cabbies to the transformation of automotive lighting, from Frank Stephenson’s auto coloring book to the auto supply chain challenges, from Volkswagen’s software approach to the Honda Monkey—and more.

On Audi's Design, Smart Sedans, Safe Scooters and more

What is Audi doing for its design future? How many sensors makes a sedan “smart”? What makes an e-scooter safer? What does Akio Toyoda say about racing, and what is a Lexus named after the Fuji Speedway like to drive? Why is Brembo in Silicon Valley? How many EVs are being purchased? What defines a gasoline “superuser”? What can Allison’s new transmission for the construction and mining markets do?

On Advanced Design, Brain Function, and Quantum Computing

All about a solar sedan, a new GM design campus, Volvo’s impressive XC90, Porsche first-half sales, Nissan’s brain studies (!), Lucid Care for Lucid Air, and VW’s quantum computing

On BMW Tech, VW Golf R Variant, Hyundai Elantra, and More

The forthcoming BMW flagship SUV—the 2022 iX xDrive50—has a lot of tech, some that is deliberately discrete. The Hawaiians spend a lot of money for gasoline and it would be less if they’d electrify. Euro drivers like wagons—and apparently extreme driving in them. Stellantis is spending big on going electric. And even more.

On Automotive: The Green Issue

One of the things that is happening—especially in the European automotive market, for passenger and commercial vehicles alike—is a transition to greener energy. Found herein are several examples of that and other recent developments in automobility.

On Military Trucks, Euro Car Sales, Mazda Drops and More

Did you know Mack is making military dump trucks from commercial vehicles or that Ford tied with Daimler in Euro vehicle sales or the Mazda6 is soon to be a thing of the past or Alexa can be more readily integrated or about Honda’s new EV strategy? All that and more are found here.

On Developments at Lincoln, Magna, Fiskar, Volvo and More

Lincoln’s plans for electric; Magna and Fisker working together; Polestar in South Carolina; the Volvo XC60 driven; VW gets deep into 3D; Porsche exec on electric; BMW and hydrogen; Staubli cell for tire sensors; and Bridgestone invests in autonomous trucking company.

On The Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2022 Nissan Pathfinder, and More

An inside look at the Detroit Assembly Complex-Mack; a innovative approach to waste-free, two-tone painting; why a forging press is like an F1 car; and other automotive developments.