Articles & Commentaries

Discussions on topics of interest to drivers concerning things they may not understand about their vehicles as well as articles on the future of the auto industry.

Emergency start options changed in two Kia models

Emergency start locations. For a decade, Kia has used the simplest emergency start processes ever created -- touch the key…

2 days ago

Telluride emergency open now copies the EV9

Emergency open. A full review 2026 Kia emergency open procedures finds a single change. What will be the 2027 Telluride…

3 days ago

Gasoline prices force inflation spike

Gasoline prices According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation…

4 days ago

Kia spreading new key fobs across the lineup

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

5 days ago

New York Auto Show touts its success

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

6 days ago

CR asks red or yellow turn signals?

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

7 days ago

Big symbols update for Ford is finished — at last

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

1 week ago

Speed assist page created to simplify active cruise control

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

1 week ago

We missed the Auto Show in New York this year

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

2 weeks ago

Tesla Smart Summon investigation closed by NHTSA

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

2 weeks ago