From Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director This NMA weekly E-Newsletter #484 appeared in April 2018. Ridesharing is still not the solution but indeed-much of the problem for traffic congestion. Some new linked articles appear at the bottom of this post. The math is simple. More cars on the streets equals more traffic congestion. Ridesharing companies […]
All Hail more Traffic Congestion
• November 4, 2018 • 0 Comments • Congestion Tolling, Mass Transit, Ridesharing, TOLLING, Traffic Congestion
Electric Isn’t Exotic
Is it just speed — and exclusivity — which make a Maserati (or a Porsche) exotic? If that’s all it is, then electrified versions of these and other exotic cars ought to continue to sell. Maserati thinks they will. The exotic Italian carmaker just announced its intention to sell mostly electric exotics by 2020-2021. Four […]
Are We Really Ready for RoboCars?
• October 21, 2018 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVERLESS CARS, Insurance Companies, PRIVACY, road safety, SAFETY, Technology
By the end of the year, Waymo plans to release upon the world (in Arizona specifically) robotaxis that can be summoned with the press of a button. Are we ready to forgo our personal vehicle and step into a transportation pod that controls us in an intimate and even perhaps a provocative way? Probably not. […]
Connected Cars Need to First Get Connected
• October 14, 2018 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, DRIVERLESS CARS, Electric Vehicle, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Technology, TRAFFIC CAMERA, V2X
Connected cars will likely happen long before autonomous vehicles (AVs) are fully adopted. Not only will automakers need to master the nuances of V2X (vehicle-to-everything), the industry will also need to adopt standards that every automaker uses along with city and state governments. These standards not only will need to be robust but also protect […]
Perils of the Part-Time Driver
• October 7, 2018 • 0 Comments • DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, NHTSA, SAFETY, Technology
Big Brother has been riding shotgun for years, but he’s never been able to actually watch what we do in our cars. That’s about to change. He’ll soon be able to tell whether we’re sleeping or texting or doing other things unrelated to driving. Which isn’t the bad part. BMW just publicly revealed their new […]
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