This Car Podcast Isn't Driverless, It's Flying on Autopilot

Another great episode with conversation on:

Telsa and Elon Musk working to bring "autopilot" systems to their vehicles.

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Apple is another company working to do something cool with cars, but in the infotainment area.

Flying cars are one thing, but flying electric-car helicopter hybrids from Terrafugia are something else and Mathew is all in.

But we're not as interested in taking the helm of the golf-cart hovercraft, which looks loud and hard to steer.

We Don't Need to Lower the Price for This Auto News Podcast

This episode of the podcast sparks discussion about:

Tesla's strong earnings, helped in part by t-shirt sales.

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You don't see as many Volt t-shirts, so GM is looking to cut the price of the plug-in electric by as much as $10,000.

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That might make the proposed $100 electric-car tax in New Jersey more palatable.

Nissan is rejiggering its pricing because people aren't finding their cars when shopping online.

There is a group of vehicles that are in demand among people who don't have much money.

And here is a group of cars that probably won't be around on new-car dealer lots next year.

This Car Podcast Is Blowing Up Like Airbag Recalls

On the podcast this week, we look at:

A surprising rise in highway accident deaths after years of declines.

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Airbags are proliferating and this year, so are the airbag recalls.

Parents are distracted all the time, even behind the wheel, but not necessarily by their kids.

Six rules of the road you don't know and aren't following.

Advertising is distracting but that might not stop GM from allowing AT&T to serve them up in cars, in exchange for cash.

Distraction can lead to speeding, and that leads to get people in trouble with the law. But women and men try different excuses.

Airbag recalls are blowing up.

If You Can See This Automotive Podcast Then You Should Tune In

While we hope podcasting never disappears, we discuss:

The possibility of AM/FM radios could disappear from cars in less than a decade has us skeptical because we still like to tune in from time to time.

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Are these going away?

New technology could make raindrops disappear from headlights for drivers, and while we understand how it works we can't believe it will become popular.

The Obama administration named a new secretary of transportation from North Carolina that doen't appear to be a car guy.

GM wasn't able to convince the U.S. Treasury that it should be able to raise the pay of its top executives.

Carfax has become a key part of buying a used car, but a large group of dealers are feeling like they don't have enough choice in the matter and are suing the used auto-info company for creating a monopoly.

A Car Podcast About a Pickup in Pickup Sales That's Worth a Share

It's our favorite time of the month:

April was not as rosy for car sales as previous months, but the auto market is still on firm footing. That was helped a resurgence in truck sales, thanks to a recovering housing market in the U.S.

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After 20 years of declining market share, the three U.S. auto makers: GM, Chrysler and Ford, saw an overall uptick in their market share, just over 1%, to 45.6%

That market share growth has helped Chrysler return to profitability, but profits slipped a bit in the first quarter. Mazda returned to profitability last year, but the North America market continues to drag the company.

Finally, the Nissan Leaf saw sales charge past the Chevrolet Volt and diesel vehicles are drawing a larger share of the market.

Chrysler and other U.S. auto makers have seen truck sales rebound.

An Automotive Podcast Pining for Hatchbacks

Apparently, we can predict the future, and it's looking bright. In this podcast episode we discuss:

The Shanghai Motor show had some radical concepts and interesting new vehicles, most of which will never make it to the U.S. market.

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While David would like a hatchback version of the Dodge Dart (and Chevrolet Cruze) that won't be happening -- at least in the U.S.

Toyota mixes wacky with practical, especially in its concept cars. The Me.We design mixes both, and we like it -- even if it also mixes in some other designs.

Toyota's Me.We concept