Here are two fascinating quotes from an article about how journalists should be trained to report on road deaths. First the government: “It’s as if we were living through a war,” Pete Buttigieg, Biden’s transportation secretary, said of road death rates in the US. “We cannot accept that these fatalities are somehow an inevitable part … Continue reading “Like we’re living through a war”: U.S. Road Deaths Hit 16 Year High
Two car brands couldn’t be more opposite in German industry news, Mercedes luxuriates while Tesla dies. Mercedes has announced a new record high in profit sharing. Mercedes-Benz’s 93,000 German Employees Getting €7,300 Bonus. Mercedes-Benz’s latest bonus payout to its employees is even higher than last year’s €6,000 The German car company has demonstrated several major … Continue reading Mercedes Benz Profit Sharing With Nearly 100K Workers Sets New Record
I’ve never been a fan of screens in cars. The last thing I want are “idiot lights” on a dashboard. In 2020, Autoevolution highlighted “lack of physical buttons [in Tesla] as one of the worst automotive trends.” Lo and behold the new Cadillac EV designers understand why touch means haptic, and they’ve delivered a proper … Continue reading Luxury EV Cadillac Lyriq Wows Critics With Knobs and Buttons
An article in Forbes seems to bend over backwards to emphasize that it’s talking about a defensive support technology. …exactly the type of “inoffensive” and non-escalatory tool NATO is looking for to help meet Ukraine’s need for modern armor. As an amphibious troop carrier, clocking in at half the weight of an Abrams tank, the … Continue reading Lowly U.S. Troop Carriers Now Considered Superior to Russia’s Best Attack Armor