Another auto-piloted Tesla has crashed into another car—two cars, actually—last month. The Tesla’s “driver” (in quotes to ironize the obvious) was reportedly “checking on his dog” in the back seat when his car rammed into a Connecticut State Police cruiser and then ping-ponged into another car that was parked on the shoulder of the road. Several interesting questions come […]
Drivers Who Aren’t, But Who Gets the Bill?
• January 7, 2020 • 1 Comment • Auto Industry, DRIVERLESS CARS, Eric Peters, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, SAFETY, Technology
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em . . . Sue ‘Em!
When you can’t beat ‘em in the showroom, go after ‘em in the courtroom. General Motors says the lawsuit it filed against FiatChrysler is all about FCA supposedly graft-giving union bosses under-the-table cashola to gain some kind of competitive advantage on labor costs. The allegation is that FCA’s former head, Sergio Marchionne funneled payments to United Auto Workers […]
Ode to the Air-Cooled Engine
No new cars, and just a dwindling handful of new motorcycles, have engines that rely on the air to cool them. Technically, it’s airflow which washes over the exterior surfaces of the engine (in some cases, is forced to wash over the exterior surfaces by an engine-driven fan—that’s you, old Beetle, old Corvair and also […]
Things You Can’t Do in a New Car
• November 19, 2019 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Daytime Running Lights, Eric Peters, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, Technology
New cars can do all kinds of things—even drive themselves. But there were all kinds of things you could do in the cars of the past that you can’t do in new cars. Like Snuggle Up With Your Sweetheart, For Instance New cars and even new trucks have bucket seats and center consoles in between […]
A Shot across the Bow for Older Vehicles
One way to avoid having Big Brother riding shotgun is to buy a ride built before Big Brother came with the car or the truck. It has been legal since the dawn of the automobile age to buy a vehicle made before the advent of air bags, back-up cameras, driver “assistance” technology and all the rest of it—and […]
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