Cars
All important safety features like airbags, antilock brakes, electronic stability program or more recently, autonomous braking, have become or are slowly becoming standard equipment on all cars sold in the US. These will soon have to make room for backup cameras, albeit a little later than expected. Read more »
- Us Department Of Transportation Sent To Court For Excessively Delaying Backup Camera Law
We reported a couple of months ago that the law making backup cameras mandatory had been in the works and been discussed for the last few years (since the days of president George W. Bush, who signed in support of it in 2008) had been postponed for a...
- Eco Warriors: Watch Two Toyota Prius Drivers Slowly And Greenly Squabble On A California Highway
After conquering the hearts of many Asian and even more Russian drivers, dashboard mounted cameras are slowly starting to gain popularity in the United States. While not as near as wild as some incidents in Russia, you could say that this video provides...
- Abstract Thoughts: Is Your Car Better Than Dad's?
Recently, I stumbled upon an article on Popular Mechanics with a list of 23 reasons why today’s cars are better than your parent’s. The gist is that today’s cars are safer, smarter, cleaner, more comfortable and require less maintenance...
- Maserati Quattroporte: 718 Cars Recalled Due To Abs/asr Problem
It happens to the noblest of the noblest; the Modenese sports car maker is recalling 718 MY 2007 Quattroporte vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions in the States due to a defect in the antilock brake/anti-skid system (ABS/ASR) electronic control...
- Play The Safety Card With Sincerity, Hyundai
Readying myself for a 37-minute speech on CNN.com, I noticed a Hyundai Sonata commercial playing first. Because stability control can save up to 10,000 lives annually, suggests Hyundai, it ought to be standard on every 2009 Sonata. Good for Hyundai. Their...
Cars
Backup Cameras Won't Be Mandatory In the U.S. Until 2015
All important safety features like airbags, antilock brakes, electronic stability program or more recently, autonomous braking, have become or are slowly becoming standard equipment on all cars sold in the US. These will soon have to make room for backup cameras, albeit a little later than expected. Read more »
- Us Department Of Transportation Sent To Court For Excessively Delaying Backup Camera Law
We reported a couple of months ago that the law making backup cameras mandatory had been in the works and been discussed for the last few years (since the days of president George W. Bush, who signed in support of it in 2008) had been postponed for a...
- Eco Warriors: Watch Two Toyota Prius Drivers Slowly And Greenly Squabble On A California Highway
After conquering the hearts of many Asian and even more Russian drivers, dashboard mounted cameras are slowly starting to gain popularity in the United States. While not as near as wild as some incidents in Russia, you could say that this video provides...
- Abstract Thoughts: Is Your Car Better Than Dad's?
Recently, I stumbled upon an article on Popular Mechanics with a list of 23 reasons why today’s cars are better than your parent’s. The gist is that today’s cars are safer, smarter, cleaner, more comfortable and require less maintenance...
- Maserati Quattroporte: 718 Cars Recalled Due To Abs/asr Problem
It happens to the noblest of the noblest; the Modenese sports car maker is recalling 718 MY 2007 Quattroporte vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions in the States due to a defect in the antilock brake/anti-skid system (ABS/ASR) electronic control...
- Play The Safety Card With Sincerity, Hyundai
Readying myself for a 37-minute speech on CNN.com, I noticed a Hyundai Sonata commercial playing first. Because stability control can save up to 10,000 lives annually, suggests Hyundai, it ought to be standard on every 2009 Sonata. Good for Hyundai. Their...