Articles & Commentaries

Seven Things to Know About Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Know Your TPMS Its Fall (2014) and time once again for your car’s equivalent of Seasonal Affective Disorder, your Tire…

10 years ago

Crash Revisited: NTSB Cites Pilot Mismanagement

It Was the Pilots The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has cited pilot mismanagement and confusion in the crash of…

11 years ago

Automotive Culture Needs an Empathy Reboot

Automotive Culture DashboardSymbols.com was founded on the basis that the industry was leaving its driver’s behind at crucial points in…

11 years ago

A New Name for Adaptive Cruise Control Revisits an Old Question

Adaptive Cruise Control Adaptive Cruise Control systems have been available from many auto manufacturers now for several years, These are…

11 years ago

Lights Out: Where to Turn if a Warning Light Fails??

What if a Warning Light Fails? This is not a new problem, but with the increased reliance on electronics and…

11 years ago

Stuck in the Snow? Turn Off the Stability Control System!

I Got Stuck in the Snow I just got caught. I live, eat and breath advanced automotive systems, and a…

11 years ago

Touch or No Touch: Touch Screens Aren’t for Everything!

Touch Screens Aren’t for Everything The 38th Automotive News World Congress, held as part of last week’s (Jan. 2014) Detroit…

11 years ago

Autosystem Cited in Plane Crash is a Cautionary Tale for Car Makers

A Cautionary Tale Two items caught our attention in the last few days (Dec., 2013). The first was a report…

11 years ago

The Futility of a Convertible Top Trouble Light

Convertible Top Trouble Light This past summer (2013), I was fortunate to pick up a pre-owned convertible with a power…

11 years ago

Think You Locked Your Keys in the Trunk? Maybe Not…

Locked Your Keys in the Trunk? In the world of Push Button or Keyless Start cars, three calls are commonly…

11 years ago