On the endless list of gear you need to buy when you have a child is a car seat. While there are plenty of things you can hold off buying right away, you can’t even leave the hospital without this one. Car seat needs change over the years and one doctor decided to create a […]
The 2020 Ram 1500 crew cab and select 2019 Ram 1500 crew cab models are the first full-size trucks to earn a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This is the highest rating the group awards and it’s not easy to earn. The truck accomplished this feat by earning a […]
Car safety is a priority for automakers, so they are constantly introducing new features to make driving safer. This includes increasingly advanced technologies to help prevent accidents and overall improvements to reduce injuries when there is an accident. One such improvement is the addition of knee airbags, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says […]
There are all sorts of nifty features available on today’s cars. You can add leather seats, premium sound systems, and real wood trims that all turn an average ride into something special. You can also add safety features, which aren’t nearly as exciting, but are far more useful. The problem with adding anything is the […]
Last week at the MIT MediaLab, the New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) held its annual conference on advanced vehicle technology. The panel included executives involved in incorporating autonomous, semi-autonomous and infotainment technologies in our cars. The panelists came from auto manufacturers (Toyota and Hyundai), professional associations (SAE), suppliers (Qualcomm), academia (MIT) and consumer advocacy […]
Schools are out and summer is here. It’s time for teens to kick back, relax, and enjoy a little break before the start of the next school year. It’s also the start of the 100 Deadliest Days. This is the time between Memorial Day and when kids head back to school and it’s a dangerous […]
We get it, everybody’s busy. But according to recent data, millions of people are still riding around with Takata airbags that can cause injury and death if they deploy in an accident. It’s easy and free to get them replaced, and a new peer-to-peer safety platform called Carma Project is helping people point their friends […]
Those who were hoping to drive their Volvo at high speeds, which in the U.S. means finding a track, will be out of luck come next year. The automaker announced it will be limiting all its vehicles to a top speed of 112 mph starting in 2020. Volvo already has a reputation for being safety-conscious […]
A tow ball is that round ball on a trailer hitch that lets the trailer hang on the back of your vehicle. It works great when it’s pulling along the weight of a trailer at a steady rate. Where you can run into trouble is using that tow ball with a snatch strap to tow […]