The basic shape of the Chrysler 300 is a decade old now, but refinement has made it age well

2016 Chrysler 300S AWD – The More Grown-up Alternative to the Charger – Sam’s Thoughts
To a large degree, the 1998 “merger of equals” between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corp. was generally considered an unmitigated disaster. Just like any other failed marriage, great kids can result from the collaboration. In this case, what is now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is still earning dividends from its LX platform which includes the 300S …

Autonomous cars may be able to see in the dark, but they still need good maps to understand where to go

Ford Begins Lights Out Night-time Autonomous Vehicle Testing
VideoAutonomous Ford Fusion prototype doing lights-out testing as seen through night-vision goggles (image credit: Ford Motor Company) If humans had the night vision capabilities of cats, driving would surely be a lot safer than it is. However, we are not creatures evolved to move about without light so Ford has begun […]

If I had put down $1,000 for a Tesla Model 3 I wouldn't be thrilled about someone that already owned a Model S or X jumping the line. However, if I cared about the long term outlook of the company, I would understand.

Tesla Model 3 Delivery Priority: It’s All About the Cash
In April 1964, the Ford Motor Company stunned the auto industry by selling 22,000 Mustangs over the first weekend of sales. That figure now seems inconsequential compared to the nearly 300,000 peop…

Google sunsets products that it doesn't care about any more all the time. Might it do the same to its self-driving cars?

Another Downside Of Driving Automation – What If The Manufacturer Decides To Shut Down?
A self-driving car traverses a parking lot at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 8, 2016. / AFP / Noah Berger (Photo credit should read NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images) For the past 130 years, whenever we buy a car, we expect it to continue operating relatively normally until the mechanical […]

MotorWagen to Model T == tzero to Model 3?

Tesla’s Affordable EV Finally Sees the Light of Day
Who would have thought that a small, roofless, two-seat, self-propelled machine could inspire a revolution in the way humans move about? Strangely enough, it has happened twice now, first in 1886 w…

Tesla Model 3 is more than I expected but there are still a lot of unanswered questions

Tesla Model 3 Revealed – What I Got Wrong And What We Still Don’t Know
Tesla Model 3 (image credit: Tesla Motors) Now that Tesla has finally revealed, the Model 3, I can happily say that I was wrong on at least two major points in my recent column on how much the company’s first affordable electric car would actually cost. However, given that the Model […]