(Continued from Part One) Ticket to Ride Teslas are not without their quirks and faults, even from the viewpoint of their most ardent supporters. Driving a Roadster is often likened to “playing a video game,” such is the detached, point-and-shoot quality of the direct steering and single gear transmission. And all but the earliest Roadsters sport round buttons in lieu of a gearshift,...
Feeling Green in La La Land I felt my geek cred slipping away as I stepped into the back of the taxi. My greenie cred withered along with it as I settled into the back seat and directed my driver to a restaurant in Marina del Ray. Here I was on my way to have dinner with owners of some of the highest tech, lowest emissions sports cars in the world, and how was I getting there? By way of...
Up until the release of the highly intuitive Cadillac Cue driver user interface, automobile dashboard technology had been quite lackluster. Resistive screens, reliance on too many menus, and limited compatibility with peripherals are a few primary illnesses that have been plaguing the auto industry for years. But as the latest technology continues to barrel toward the automotive...