Articles & Commentaries

A Tale of Four Drivers – And the Car Dealers That Failed Them

Four Drivers Car dealers found themselves on the wrong side of three customers who contacted us over the last week…

10 years ago

The Single Most Misunderstood Warning Indicator on Your Instrument Panel – Part II

Misunderstood Warning Indicator: Continued from Part I This suggests four possible scenarios. The first three assume the light is not…

10 years ago

Two Agencies Cite Evidence That Hands Free Is Not Distraction Free

Hands Free? Earlier this month, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a study stating that new vehicle hands free…

10 years ago

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…

10 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…

10 years ago

A New Name for Adaptive Cruise Control Revisits an Old Question

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

10 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