By John R. Quain
Jan 29, 2019
Killer Carry-On
For air travelers, hell is other people jamming their luggage into the overheads - on top of your fragile gear. Now you can beat the...
By John R. Quain
Jan 28, 2019
The Week in Autonomy: Getting Weaker, Apple to Audi
There's more and more grumbling out in auto land that car and tech companies are taking several cautious steps back from the autonomous...
By John R. Quain
Jan 22, 2019
I Drove a 40-Ton Tractor Trailer (Daimler's eCascadia)
"Go slow." Yeah, you don't have to tell me twice. It's the first time I've ever driven a full-blown, road-hogging, fully-loaded (78,000...
By John R. Quain
Jan 16, 2019
Tuff Stuff: Luggage That Can Weather a Storm
A lot of luggage looks tough but isn't waterproof or strong enough to protect fragile electronics. The Pelican Elite BA30 Vacationer is...
By John R. Quain
Jan 14, 2019
CES 2019: Self-Driving Cars Dominate
"It's really an autonomous car show now," Valeo's CTO, James Schwyn, told me one evening at this year's CES consumer electronics trade...
By John R. Quain
Nov 9, 2018
The Week in Autonomy: Is a Big AV Reset Coming?
There were plenty of autonomous car announcements over the last week or more, including releases from Waymo, Intel, and Uber. But what...
By John R. Quain
Oct 26, 2018
NHTSA Shuts Down a Shuttle
Many companies working in the autonomous driving space cite the tardiness or absence of government regulation as a major impediment to...
By John R. Quain
Oct 19, 2018
Swede Emotion: 2019 Volvo S60 First Drive
With every new model, Volvo refines its semi-autonomous safety technology, and the snazzy 2019 Volvo S60 is no exception. Snazzy? A...
By John R. Quain
Oct 14, 2018
Hyundai's 2019 Nexo Offers Remote Control Parking
Yes, Hyundai's Nexo is a super-cooled hydrogen fuel cell car with a wide LCD dashboard and a maximum range of 380 miles (longest in the...
By John R. Quain
Oct 5, 2018
The Week in Autonomy: Dents and the DOT
Last month, there were three reported autonomous vehicle accidents in California, a state where the department of transportation makes...
