Monthly Archives: September 2015


New iPhone Upgrade Program May Point to the Apple Car

silvercar+appleWhen I first started speculating on the idea of an Apple car last February as rumors about Project Titan emerged, I was enormously skeptical that it would ultimately happen. However in the days since Apple’s most recent media event where they announced the iPhone 6s, I’ve begun to rethink my assessment. I now see a way that might lead to Apple’s entry into the car business based on their latest approach to selling smartphones.
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Very disappointed about the +Volkswagen USA? diesel situation. However as I told +Sebastian Blanco? for this story, the issue seems to be limited to cars that use a lean NOx trap. Diesel with urea injection systems are not affected

VW air rule violation allegations ‘stunning,’ $18B fine unlikely
After the EPA says VW used software to get around federal tests, we see how it looks from a green car event in California and try to understand what happened.


The first Navigant Research autonomous vehicles leaderboard report has just been…

The first Navigant Research autonomous vehicles leaderboard report has just been published

Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Autonomous Vehicle OEMs
Autonomous driving has been a long-term goal for the automotive industry for decades. Yet, only recently have self-driving vehicles started to become a realistic objective that can be achieved in p…


2016 Honda Civic – Hitting Double Digits

American Honda EVP John Mendel reveals the 2016 Civic sedan

American Honda EVP John Mendel reveals the 2016 Civic sedan

For most companies that make and sell products there is often one particular product that is most important to its image and its bottom line. For Apple, it’s the iPhone, at Ford it’s the F-150 pickup. For Honda, that product is the Civic, its top-selling product globally with 800,000 annual sales and also its longest running continuous model after 43 years on the road. At events in Detroit and Los Angeles today, Honda revealed the all-new 10th generation Civic in the four-sedan form that will launch later this fall. The new Civic sedan is the first of several body styles that will arrive on our shores in the next two years including for the first time, a Civic Type-R.

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Excellent follow-up from +Andy Ihnatko

Originally shared by +Phil Nickinson

I recognized this kid immediately. This was me when I was in public school. Even in sixth grade, my classroom cubby contained a lunchbox filled with batteries, wires, and random circuits. In later years, I had technical manuals and printouts filled with arcane symbols that I knew were 6502 assembler opcodes but could have been coded German Army ENIGMA signals for all my teachers knew. I might have had the components of busted floppy drives in my bookbag. During a frustrated, failure-filled period when I was trying to master photographic printmaking, my bookbag might have contained brown bottles filled with stinky chemicals.

I’m Ahmed. Except I’m Not Brown.
I’m disgusted by this story, reported by the Dallas Morning News tonight. A 14-year-old high school freshman named Ahmed Mohamed… Do I need to fill in the details? I’m outraged ab…


The Chevrolet Trax is a pretty capable entry into the subcompact crossover segment with ample room for four adults

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2015 Chevrolet Trax LT – A Little Crossover With Room for Friends
Last year Chevrolet decided to join the rapidly burgeoning B-segment (aka subcompact) crossover utility field with an entry called the Trax. The Trax joins GM’s other similarly sized and surprising…


2015 Chevrolet Trax LT – A Little Crossover With Room for Friends

2015 Chevrolet Trax - 5 of 28

Last year Chevrolet decided to join the rapidly burgeoning B-segment (aka subcompact) crossover utility field with an entry called the Trax. The Trax joins GM’s other similarly sized and surprisingly successful crossover the Buick Encore at a more affordable price point to challenge the likes of the Honda HR-V, Jeep Renegade, Fiat 500X and Nissan Juke. In a segment expected to spawn several more entries from the likes of Ford, Hyundai and Toyota in the next couple of years, does the Trax have what it takes?

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