The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

From CarBuzz : The parallel parking assistance feature is part of Ford's Active Park Assist suite of driver-assistance tech. The only real exception are rear-view cameras, which are nice to have considering how high beltlines have impacted the outward visibility of modern automobiles. It’s about $60 per vehicle,” he said.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 7, 2023

Readers may recall a recent news post in which we mentioned Jim Farley took to Twitter and announced that Ford was heeding requests from policy leaders and rural Americans, electing not to yank AM radio from Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Congress is skeptical of that reasoning and this author, for once, agrees.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2024

"This obviously caused a lot of consternation among our OEM clients who are pumping billions of dollars into these next-generation vehicles," Andrew Loh, a senior partner for Boston Consulting Group, told Automotive News in an interview. Tesla’s Model3 was runner up. So what’s the solution? Building better EVs would be a good place to start.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Drivers are tired of captive buttons, haptic feedback, drop-down menus, unnecessary features, automobiles trying to predict their desires, and all those little changes designed to make your vehicle a better phone and a worse automobile.& Images: Mercedes-Benz] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 19, 2023

Feuell reportedly asked the vehicle replacing the Airflow to be more modern and boast a tech-forward design. Not everyone is enamored with all-electric vehicles, touchscreen-based interfaces, and rampant connectivity features that effectively make your automobile a rolling smartphone. It’s going to be a difficult path.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 23, 2023

But the general trend was still that the automotive industry seems to be having serious trouble building automobiles without issues. Your author has been warning everyone in the market for a new vehicle to be exceptionally careful. Volkswagen may offer classic designs and automobiles that seem to punch well above their price point.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 1, 2023

& Still, it’s hard to turn the above into good news for regular Americans.& Considering the number of studies we’ve seen over the years stipulating that the average household can no longer afford a new vehicle, sizable loans are the only way many can procure a fresh automobile. percent rejection rate average for all U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

“We’ve been studying this project for the past couple of months, and I think we’re all aware that EV adoption is growing, and we expect that to continue actually, but it’s not growing at the pace that I think ourselves and the industry had expected,” Truby was quoted by Automotive News as saying during a press call. Image: Ford Motor Co.]

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2023

An automobile cannot be considered truly luxurious or premium by the brand if it's not beating you over the head with the latest infotainment gimmicks. They want plush upholstery with ornate stitching, chrome accenting, widespread automation, and the promise of something being high tech.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 1, 2024

While that does exclude a few smaller brands, the above companies do indeed represent the vast majority of Japanese automobiles produced in a given year. Still, the industry seems largely convinced that software-defined vehicles will be the evolutionary path of the automobile. million and 3.44

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 5, 2023

The American Automobile Association (AAA) ran a series of studies to see how competent mainstream automatic braking applications were and the results were less than enviable in most situations. Adding new hardware certainly would. Testing has likewise shown how faulty these systems can be. Image: IIHS] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Despite years of the industry downplaying data harvesting as simple telematics analysis that can be used to help troubleshoot designs and establish better maintenance routines, it has been revealed that modern automobiles likely have the worst user privacy practices imaginable. That’s not the case today.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 27, 2024

While longer reviews do allow time to see how well your phone plays with an automobile, many reviewers are growing hesitant to pair them due to revelations about manufacturer data harvesting — especially since you’re only getting the car for a few days before it’s handed over (along with any data you failed to clear) to someone else.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In addition to the potential mechanical advantages something like that might offer, the resulting automobile would theoretically see reduced tire wear. That’s perfectly acceptable on the kinds of automobiles that cost as much as a house and are purchased by individuals with massive disposable incomes.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

While these systems originally had to be installed under the hood of your automobile, later examples have included phone apps and giving automakers permission to share connected-vehicle data with insurance firms. That information is then utilized to raise premiums whenever someone is caught in a moment of exuberant driving.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 19, 2023

Explaining why a hard-line socialist nation would have premium luxury automobiles catering to young executives and the social elite, let alone entire brands that became extremely popular, is something best left for another article. Your author would absolutely like to see the now-exclusive-to-China Regal make its way back to North America.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

Meanwhile, CAFE loopholes added during the Obama administration have encouraged the automotive industry to prioritize larger combustion vehicles , resulting in a majority of modern-day automobiles being far heavier than their predecessors. Novel safety requirements also contribute to this trend.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

The car was accused of having all the modern tech inclusions people already find polarizing (touchscreen reliance, over-the-air updates, etc.) That said, VinFast has actually managed to build and sell automobiles — which is already further than most new automakers make it. Images: VinFast] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2024

But you’re also buying a larger and slightly heavier version of an automobile that was already getting portly. That’s all before you have to decide on the upgraded tech packages, optional carbon fiber components, or the executive package. Combined, the duo are said to produce 717 horsepower and yield a 3.5-second second time to 60 mph.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 13, 2023

Civilians were already wondering whether some of the tech going into modern vehicles represented violations of their privacy. The new regulatory scheme will be called the ADS-Equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency and Evaluation Program (AV STEP) and seems to target advanced driving aids in general based on the name alone.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 5, 2023

You might recall the little electric as the model the late Sergio Marchionne begged Americans not to buy back when Stellantis was still Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Tech firms and media companies have leveraged data harvesting into vast fortunes. Its core opposition was the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a trade group representing just about every car manufacturer you’ve heard of, and the Maine Automobile Dealers Association. Image: Standret/Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC insider.

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My Energi

AUGUST 18, 2023

This initiative is perfectly aligned with the EU’s commitment to adhere to the Paris Climate Agreement, and we wholeheartedly believe it will transform the landscape of the automobile industry. Let’s delve into the details of this landmark law.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2023

While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But support may begin to evaporate if automakers can convince everyday people that the strike leads to higher prices on automobiles or forces the industry into walking back pre-existing investments. There’s quite a bit of overlap with the tech and automotive industries these days. That said, the above was already happening.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

This has also been the position of automotive and tech companies hoping to promote self-driving vehicles. They’re envisioning a future where for-hire automobiles whisk residents around town without a driver and never crash. Claiming AVs would help the blind has been a claim we’ve been hearing since the 2010s. It means less problems.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa. Finally, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is working to promote greater use of electric vehicles, which is the ultimate in environmentally-friendly automobiles. What's New Sign the On Line Petition News Summary I HOME.

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APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. This news story has been successfully emailed to you friend(s). Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co. and Chery Automobile Co. " Are you interested in our news stories?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 9, 2023

Someone would need to build the roadside sensors that capture vehicle data, someone would need to operate hubs that determine how to manage traffic, and someone would need to build the kind of automobiles that could respond to that without driver involvement. For example, the U.S.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It blames his decisions for the swift decline of numerous brands taken over when PSA Group purchased Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2021. Dealers want more investments to go toward clearing out older inventories and developing new models that would help boost sales. Images: Stellantis] Become a TTAC insider.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It includes some high-tech touches, including GMs wireless OnStar communications technology that lets a passenger locate other drivers in a city. The two-wheeler is meant to address the mounting problems of urban car transportation, according to the two companies that plan to unveil the vehicle at an auto show in New York.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2024

I suppose the good news is that the IIHS is upgrading its testing protocols to give these systems tougher targets to reach. Meanwhile, having as many high-tech safety nets in place as possible is assumed by some to gradually lead to an accident-free society. We’re obviously not there yet. When they do work, they’re probably a godsend.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While some of this pertains to updated safety tech few MX-5 owners are likely to care about, there are also a host of mechanical upgrades that should actually make it a better performance machine. Unfortunately, everyone seems to think that this will result in a pricier automobile. Images: Mazda] Become a& TTAC insider.

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