Episode Description
After last week's travel challenges, Robbie and Nicole are back. Nicole has driven the Chevrolet Equinox EV and the Honda Pilot Elite while Sam had the Mazda MX-5 Miata 35th Anniversary Edition.
Robbie tells us about the new Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLS and we discuss the company's new drive by wire system. GM is apparently going to build a new Buick sedan as well as a new Camaro. Nissan has a new electric Juke for the rest of the world and Porsche has a convertible 911 GT3 S/C with a manual transmission. Uber is pouring $10 billion into robotaxis. VW has a revamped with ID3 Neo with all the switches. Doug Field is leaving Ford and that might signal the end of the Model E division as it basically gets rolled back into the main Ford. Ford's cancelled 3-row electric crossover has been visible on Field's linkedin page for at least a year. Honda is killing it's e:Ny1 in the UK and the Ontario government and Unifor have rejected Stellantis' plan to assembly Leap Motor knockdown kits in Canada. The NTSB has issued its report on a pair of fatal BlueCruise crashes. Nicole interviews Mazda director of safety strategy and communications Jennifer Morrison and Lucid head of Air and Gravity product Rob Whitley.
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GM preps new Buick sedan alongside redesigned Cadillac CT5, Chevrolet Camaro, source says
The First Electric Nissan Juke Is A Radical Departure
The 2027 Porsche 911 GT3 S/C Is a Manual, Drop-Top Salute to the NA Flat-Six
Uber eyes $10B robotaxi investment: Financial Times | Smart Cities Dive
Doug Field leaves and Ford Reorgs
Honda e:Ny1 Withdrawn from Sale in U.K. —
DefinitelyNotAGuruStellantis Brampton plant plans stall after Leapmotor kit cars pitch rejected
Ford's Never-Seen, Canceled Moonshot EV Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight Online for a Yearlain-sight-online-for-a-year
NTSB Finds Automation Overreliance Contributed to Two Fatal Ford BlueCruise Crashes
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