Articles & Commentaries

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…

13 years ago

Technology vs Distraction: Technology Charges On

Technology vs Distraction Two recent articles, one in the New York Times and another from Automotive News, have been on…

13 years ago

Great Start: GM Will Make Door Unlock, Remote Start Standard

New Standard Services from GM General Motors announced on June 5th, 2013 that GM Will Make Door Unlock, Remote Start…

13 years ago

Two Second Rule: Distraction Guidelines Seek to Limit Eyes on Text

Limit Eyes on Text In order to keep a driver's eyes on the road and hands on the wheel, the…

13 years ago

Tesla Model S Incident Shines a Laser on a Broader Problem

Tesla Model S Incident We watched with a good deal of fascination the running battle between New York Times reporter…

13 years ago

The Company’s Problem or the Customer’s Problem?

Who's Problem is It? Company’s Problem or the Customer's Problem. A recent headache we had with an online service prompts…

13 years ago

Least Distracting Typefaces – Is This the Plan?

Least Distracting Typefaces In late September, 2012, an item reported by Automotive News stated that a group at MIT (the…

14 years ago

New Car Problem? Your Dealer Wants the Call, No Matter Whose Frustration

A New Car Problem It is an odd conundrum. Car dealers desperately wish that all drivers understood everything about their…

14 years ago

Dazed and Confused: Automakers’ Education Dilemma

Automakers' Education Dilemma Drivers and automotive service personnel are often very different animals. But they share one trait. New technologies…

14 years ago

Automotive Warning Lights: Scrap the Useless System

Is There Any Value in Current Dashboard Symbols? Recent discussions in the automotive press (since deleted) have railed on the…

14 years ago