Learning Center – The Automotive Insider Blog

Twenty years ago today (March 14th, 2002), a tractor-trailer was headed northbound towards Chattanooga on I-75 in north near the Georgia-Tennessee state line. As it drove into a wall of fog, it unexpectedly slammed into the back of an imperceptible, slower tractor-trailer, and caused a chain-reactio...

The world is changing rapidly. Exponentially. For 150 years, mechanical engineering ruled the Industrial Revolution and companies thrived based upon patentable ideas and ingenious designs. But then the Digital Revolution changed everything to connected coffee makers, connected dog collars and yes, c...

The Point of Sale (POS) of any business is critically important. If you imagine the register at any retail outlet or fast-food franchise, the operator must know the menu, those items presently sold-out, and the semi-scripted-yet-extemporaneous process of reacting to unforeseen incidents as to salvag...

For the average car owner, getting a drive-thru oil change devolves into a cacophony of rapid-fire, confusing, purchase decisions. Air filter replacement? Coolant system flush? Wiper blade replacement? The uninformed driver is confronted by a biased seller, insufficient information and unstated ques...

A quarter of a century ago, the First Era of the Connected Vehicle was kicked-off by the former CEO of General Motors, Rick Wagoner, at the 1996 Chicago Auto Show. “Project Beacon” was eventually renamed to OnStar and was enabled by in-vehicle sensors, live advisors and multiple intelligent algorith...

Five short years ago in 2016, over 76% of Americans and 74% of Canadians drove alone to work each day for an average of 26 minutes each way with elapsed times on the rise year-over-year. For 3.6 million Americans and 1.5 million Canadians, that commute exceeded 90 minutes each way. This made eco-opt...