Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWheelbearings Episode 019 - The Race For Autonomy, New Tech For Old Cars And Flat Tires
This week Dan and Sam drive the 2017 Toyota Sienna AWD and BMW 530i and talk about what happens when a run-flat tire loses pressure. Then we talk abo…
8 years, 10 months ago
Wheelbearings Episode 018 - Hacking Tractors, Formula E, Piech Drama, Trapping Autonomous Cars
Farmers in the heartland are turning to cracked software from Eastern Europe for their tractors, there's a new crop of manufacturers participating in…
8 years, 11 months ago
Wheelbearings Episode 017 - Intel buys Mobileye, Geneva recap, EPA rollback, proposed federal budget
Could Intel's purchase of Mobileye be the key to its survival? We discuss, before recapping the introductions at the Geneva Motor Show and discussing…
8 years, 11 months ago
Wheelbearings Episode 016 - Ford/Argo AI, Automakers winning autonomy, Robert Davis of Mazda, more energy crisis musings
Ford will pump $1 Billion into autonomous startup Argo AI over the next 5 years. We talk about what they'll get for their money, and explain the stra…
8 years, 11 months ago
Wheelbearings Episode 015 - Waymo Will See Uber In Court, Opels and Fried Chicken and Making HD Maps
This week we take a second look at the Honda Civic Sport Hatchback after Dan's had a chance to drive it and Sam takes the less ostentatious version o…
9 years ago
Wheelbearings Episode 014 - GM, Opel, and PSA, Ride Hailing Disruption, EPA follow-up, and Questions
This week Dan and Sam talk about the 2017 Acura MDX, 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Lexus ES300h and wonder what GM will do in Europe if it sells O…
9 years ago
Wheelbearings Episode 013 - Ford Expedition, Executive Order impacts on MPG, EPA abolishment, VW drops diesel development
This week, Sam is in Chicago, so we talk about the newly-released 2018 Ford Expedition. We also discuss the fuel economy implications for the Executi…
9 years ago
Wheelbearings Episode 012 - Chevrolet Bolt, Dodge Challenger GT First Drives, 4 Press Cars, an Interview, and Questions
After a week off due to busy schedules, Dan and Sam are back. In the garage, we've driven the Genesis G80, Honda Civic Sport hatchback and a Chrysler…
9 years, 1 month ago
Wheelbearings Episode 011 - 2018 Ford Mustang, engineer Tom Barnes, Mazda HCCI, Delphi's Jim Zizelman on Dynamic Skip-Fire
Since it's a quiet week (/s), we spend a good amount of time talking about the newly-refreshed 2018 Ford Mustang. Sam had a chance to speak with Must…
9 years, 1 month ago
Wheelbearings Episode 010 - CES and NAIAS
Sam walked a metric ton of miles around CES and then again at NAIAS, and we talk about what he saw and heard. We talk about the presentation by Ford'…
9 years, 1 month ago