New key fobs. We’ve begun a review of all 15 Kia models and model variations and have come across one truly disturbing trend. The company is spreading new key fobs with separate mechanical keys through the product line. Nine models and model variations now use the new fob, first put into use by sister company …
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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, a note of thanks showed up. It seems the event showed signs of strength in 2026. Since the pandemic, we had noted a drop off of manufacturers setting up shop in New York in previous …
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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 Do Some Cars Have Red Turn Signals and Others Yellow?” Curiosity drew a read, which turned out to have a truly serious side. While regulations in the States allow either, a National Highway Traffic Safety …
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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 finally finished. In total, we added 34 indicators to the page, with a full 22 actually new to our database. Way too many of them are drive mode indicators. The Ford symbol page now holds …
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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 way — we came across a pair of new predictive speed assist indicators. And rather than add them to the already bloated Active and Advanced Cruise Control page, we pulled six existing symbols from the …
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Predictive speed assist indicators
Speed assist. These are Predictive Speed Assist Indicator symbols. This pair are from Ford and are a large part of Advanced and Adaptive Cruise Control Systems. They are shown as curved arrows, either left or right. They go from gray to blue as speed is adjusted. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? …
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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 goods and services rose a full 5% from March 2025 to March 2026. Gasoline prices were the single largest contributor. Costs to consumers is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which itself is a …
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