Articles & Commentaries

Is Anyone Ready for a Self-driving Car?

Ready for a Self-driving? Evidently, according to reports, only a very few drivers are ready for a self driving car.…

9 years ago

Three Things to Know about Automatic Braking

Automatic Braking The news in March 2016 is that 20 auto manufacturers and counting have agreed to roll out automatic…

9 years ago

Push Button Start — A Little Touch Will Do Ya

Push Button Start So, we recently put together a video about push button or keyless start systems. Why? Well, it…

9 years ago

Designing Safety Systems? Keep Air Bag History in Mind

Safety By Design No, aliens have not landed! The image is a Pedestrian Detection Systems indicator symbol. It is associated…

9 years ago

BMW’s Display Key Fob Can Be Recharged!

A Rechargeable Key Fob In an absolute first, as well as a “why didn’t anyone do this before” moment, BMW…

9 years ago

Moronic Video Shows Autopiloted Tesla with No Driver

Moron at the Wheel Just a few weeks ago (2015), we castigated Mercedes marketers for posting a video ad showing…

9 years ago

Volvo Throws Down the Self Drive Gauntlet

Volvo Steps Up Back in July, in an article on recalls of electronic and safety systems, we asked “When your…

9 years ago

Reflexes or Programming: Which Would You Choose?

Reflexes or Programming I recently had a run in with a large delivery truck that started out of a driveway…

9 years ago

Recall Trend Highlights Electronic and Safety Systems

Recall Trend A disturbing trend appeared in the recalls (2015) we tracked since our last newsletter. Six recalls were issued…

9 years ago

Tragic Incident Points to a Need to Build to Intuition

Intuition Needed Our mission at DashboardSymbols.com is to make new auto technologies simpler to understand and use so that you…

9 years ago