Cat’s VisionLink extends to on-highway vehicles with Geotab partnership
Caterpillar Inc. is collaborating with Geotab Inc. to make it easier for contractors to manage their entire fleet. Integrating Geotab's on-highway capabilities into Caterpillar's VisionLink software will result in a…
RodRadar partners with Hexagon to integrate autonomous emergency stop function into Live Dig Radar
Xwatch Safety Solutions, part of Hexagon, and RodRadar, have created a safety-grade solution for preventing underground utility strikes. The integrated system automatically stops excavator bucket movement when subsurface utilities are…
Vacall’s new compact vacuum excavator does not require operators to have a CDL
Gradall Industries is introducing the compact new Vacall AllExcavate 35, designed for high-performance vacuum excavation work by municipalities and contractors. In developing the AE 35, Vacall partnered with Daimler Truck,…
‘I Don’t Think It Washes The Underneath’: Man Goes To The Car Wash. Then He Comes Up With A Scheme To Prove It Worked
“They’re taking your money.” Very few of us get out and inspect our vehicles after we go through the car wash. So how can we be sure it’s actually getting…
Man Buys A Mercedes At An Auction. Then He Realizes It Has A Green Light Designation
“The following week they ran the car green light again…” A man recently had what he describes as a frustrating experience trying to buy a Mercedes at auction. His experience…
Volkswagen Revisits The Golf GTI With Three Times More Cylinders Than Seats
Six cylinders, two seats, but only one car. Volkswagen’s 50th-anniversary celebrations for the Golf GTI are in full swing. To mark such an important milestone, the Germans have been dusting…
‘It Is So Frustrating:’ Man Takes His Car To The Shop. Then His Mechanic Calls Him Out For Not Filling Up The Tank Beforehand
“I’m gonna run out of gas on the highway.” A Cadillac service advisor is calling out drivers who bring their cars in for service with no gas in the tank.…
Lamborghini Kills Its First EV, Calls Them An ‘Expensive Hobby’
An electric Urus isn’t happening either. It’s been nearly three years since Lamborghini did the unthinkable and took the wraps off an electric car. Although it was only a concept,…
Lamborghini Axes Its First Electric Car. Calls EVs An ‘Expensive Hobby’
An electric Urus isn’t happening either. It’s been nearly three years since Lamborghini did the unthinkable and took the wraps off an electric car. Although it was only a concept,…
Expert Says You Can Tell If Someone ‘Knows Anything About Cars’—Ask Them About The Honda Fit
“If you want to know if a car guy really knows anything…” The diminutive Honda Fit certainly doesn’t look like the kind of car that starts raging debates. And yet,…