Kia spreading new key fobs across the lineup

2 months ago

New key fobs. We've begun a review of all 15 Kia models and model variations and have come across one…

New York Auto Show touts its success

2 months ago

New York Auto Show. Well, I never actually got to the New York Auto Show, but since I had registered,…

CR asks red or yellow turn signals?

2 months ago

Red or yellow. Consumer Reports (CR) published an article on the use of red or yellow turn signals — "Why…

Big symbols update for Ford is finished — at last

2 months ago

Ford symbols update. We've been working on a Ford dashboard symbols update for Ford for several weeks and it is…

Speed assist page created to simplify active cruise control

2 months ago

Speed assist. While finishing the update of the Ford symbols page — which has added dozens of entries by the…

Predictive speed assist indicators

2 months ago

Speed assist. These are Predictive Speed Assist Indicator symbols. This pair are from Ford and are a large part of…

We missed the Auto Show in New York this year

2 months ago

Auto Show. Aside from the Pandemic years, we missed the New York International Auto Show for the first time in…

Tesla Smart Summon investigation closed by NHTSA

2 months ago

Smart Summon. In January of 2025, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation…

An important lesson or two on key fob battery life

2 months ago

Key fob battery Given that half our focus is on the key fob battery, I've kept several in my kit,…

Illegal air bag inflators blamed for deaths and injuries

2 months ago

Air bag inflators The Transportation Department is weighing a permanent ban on the sale of Chinese air bag inflators in…