John Quain is the editor-in-chief of OntheRoadtoAutonomy.com covering self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, and related issues and technology. Follow us for car reviews and travel tech.

I've covered technology issues ranging from computer security to consumer electronics for over 25 years. I'm currently a contributor to The New York Times and the Contributing Editor at Tom's Guide.I also write a regular column about smart cities and related technologies for Digital Trends.. I was a contributing editor at PC Magazine for 12 years, the …

17 hours ago · General Motors' (GM) autonomous Cruise subsidiary won't be autonomous in the future. GM plans to layoff roughly 50 percent of its approximately 2,000 employees as it finishes formerly acquiring the group and bringing it fully under GM control.While the move wasn't a complete surprise, it could reflect a growing concern in Detroit that with Tesla's Elon Musk acting as co-president of the U.S ...

Feb 28, 2024 · Consumer Reports is just out with its closely watched annual report card on the top cars, SUVs and light trucks. And once again, the top 10 are dominated by models that include electric power. Six of the chart toppers are hybrid or plug-in hybrid models with only one fully electric model on the list.Each year, Consumer Reports (CR) combs through its testing and reviews, owner satisfaction ...

Garnering a lot of attention and generating scores of TikTok videos, Roborock's forthcoming Saros Z70 comes with a five-axis robotic arm that unfolds from the top of the vacuum to pick up dirty socks and sundry other small items that may impede its path. The vacuum's software will recognize dozens of objects (and learn more), according to the company, but its arm is only strong enough to lift ...

John Quain is the editor-in-chief of OntheRoadtoAutonomy.com covering self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, and related issues and technology. Follow us for car reviews and travel tech.

Aug 3, 2022 · On the Road to Autonomy. The Weekly Guide to Travel Tech, Connected Cars, & Autonomous Vehicles

The original Bolt was introduced back in 2017, and it produced about as much excitement as Toyota's Prius. In other words, not much. But...

Apr 11, 2022 · If a driverless car gets a ticket, who pays the fine? And who gets the points on their license? These deep, ponderous questions arose recently when San Francisco police pulled over a GM Cruise vehicle. The scene was captured by a passersby, much to the amusement of pedestrians and to the confusion of the police.In the video, the miscreant car stops and a police officer gets out to interrogate ...

More than any other car over the past three and a half decades, the Mazda Miata is most associated with fun. The latest iteration maintains that tradition, making it the perfect roadster to pilot along twisty country roads in the sun.The latest model I tested a few weeks was the rear-wheel drive 2025 MX-5 Miata RF. It starts at a little over $37,000 and still stands as a …