Fatal Tesla autopilot crash has forced a face off with reality. Autonomous cars — those that truly drive themselves — are coming. On that point there is little argument. But they aren’t here yet, in spite of much media hype …
It’s difficult to see, read or listen to almost any kind of media report these days without encountering some reference to autonomous vehicles — typically, how wonderful they will be, all the problems they will solve, and who will get …
Will BEVs take over the automotive world? Or will hybrids better satisfy buyers? Based on recent mass media coverage, much of it fuelled by the Tesla/Elon Musk hype machine, it seems a forgone conclusion that battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are …
As a society, we’ve become reliant on technology to solve our problems. Whatever they are, there must be some technological fix for them, if not today, then tomorrow. We can be forgiven for clinging to that conviction because, to a …
AUTONOMOUS CARS ARE COMING, BUT WE DON’T KNOW WHEN Chances are, your dealership personnel are already taking questions from customers about autonomous vehicles. Those who have paid any attention to recent mass media reports are probably convinced such vehicles will …
AUTOMAKERS ARE GEARING UP TO INCLUDE EVS IN THEIR LINEUPS, BUT THEY FACE MANY CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY When he was discussing the Ontario government’s recently-released Climate Change Strategy report with the media, Glen Murray, the province’s Environment Minister, made …
TAKING AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTED TO MEET NOx EMISSIONS STANDARDS How could it possibly happen? Beyond the initial outrage, that’s probably the first question many of us asked on learning that Volkswagen cheated on its emissions tests. …
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES ARE COMING BUT MOST CONSUMERS ARE NOT YET READY TO EMBRACE THE TECHNOLOGY. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE INDUSTRY? Like it or not, we’re well down the road to autonomous cars — although just what “autonomous” …
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING IS ABOUT TO BECOME STANDARD EQUIPMENT In spite of mass media reports to the contrary, the autonomous car isn’t going to swoop down on us fully hatched — apart, perhaps, from some opportunistic attempts at being first …
SAFETY HAS BECOME A PRIORITY FOR AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMERS, BUT HOW IS IT MEASURED? When Ford introduced the concept of safety as a selling point in 1956, it was a failed experiment. Customers simply didn’t want to hear or …
AND THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY A GOOD THING Is your service department in danger of being replaced with a bit of computer code transmitted wirelessly over the Internet? Probably not, but much of the work it does just might be. It …
Vehicle safety features are contributing to declining crash fatality numbers EVERY YEAR, MORE TECHNOLOGY is added to new cars and trucks, much of it in the name of safety. Once exotic technologies such as ABS (anti-lock brakes) and ESC (electronic …
