Have you ever wondered what it would take to start a rent-a-car service? With RelayRides you don’t need to. You can rent out your own car. The concept is real simple. Car owners can rent out their car by the day or by the hour. You are encouraged to set your own prices, but it [...]

Automobile-related laws in the US vary significantly from one state to the next. Some states require routine vehicle inspections. Others ask for emissions monitoring or require motorists to maintain very high levels of insurance coverage. These regulations are ostensibly designed to improve safety and reduce pollution, but they can also be inconvenient or costly for [...]

USA Today asks if vehicle safety is tied to in-dash technology. Or, more succinctly, are cars to blame for distracted driving? If you’ve ever seen an accident where the person at fault was someone talking on the phone or texting, then you know the answer to that question. The problem is, now, auto manufacturers are [...]

The great-grandson of Henry Ford is lobbying for a radical change in how vehicles are driven in the future. Bill Ford is the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company and he is making huge predictions about how vehicles in the future will interact with each other and pedestrians. Among the predictions Ford is making are: [...]

J.D. Power says vehicle dependability has risen by 13% from the year before on 2009 model cars. Vehicles that ranked at the top in terms of dependability include Lexus, Porsche, Cadillac, Toyota, Scion, Ford, GM, Nissan, and Hyundai Genesis. Lexus wins the top dog award. Any surprises there? Not for us. It’s also no surprise [...]

It happened in January. Kelley Blue Book published a press release announcing an expected increase in used car prices of 3% to 5% in the first quarter of 2012. So if you’ve been seeing used car prices going up, that’s why. But here’s the kicker. The price increase is supposed to keep going well into [...]

Edmunds is always innovating. In 1995 they built the first automotive information website, Edmunds.com. Now they have developed an iPad app that helps automobile shoppers research their next vehicle. And can you guess who its sponsor is? Lexus. The iPad app is available for free from iTunes. “A recent study found that ‘research’ is the [...]

Higher fuel prices are driving consumers to smaller cars. That’s what Kiplinger says in a special report to help consumers find the best values on 2012 model vehicles. So what’s the conclusion concerning buying habits this year? In short, it’s all about improved technology, smaller vehicles, and better gas mileage. But finding the best value [...]

When it comes to technological developments, whether automotive or otherwise, things don’t always happen fast. Electric vehicles are still relatively new and they haven’t caught on yet. But automakers are looking forward to the day when 10-25 percent of their global fleets will consist of electric vehicles. The question is, What’s it going to take [...]

Would you drive an electric vehicle that delivered 200 mpg fuel efficiency? How about if it cost you just $16,000? And what if you could fold it in half to park it in a more compact parking space? Or drive it sideways to squeeze into tight corners? Those are all features of the Hiriko, which [...]