Charging Our Driverless Podcast on the Fancy Bus

Paris is usually lovely in spring time, but it's time for the bi-annual Paris auto show and there were some important and alluring vehicles unveiled, including the VW Golf (and GTI), the Jaguar F-type and the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo wagon concept.

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Not the next Tesla Supercharger

Electric vehicles are becoming more important and prevalent, and now Tesla is offering a new charging system called Superchargers. One kind of vehicle that won't be charging there are Toyotas, which pulled the plug on its plan to build pure electrics to focus on hybrids.

Which is worse for air quality? Burgers or trucks. The answer may surprise you.

Speaking of surprises: Buses are going upscale in some cities.

Next thing they will have are driverless cars. Or fonts that you can actually read. Or kids developing apps.

Finally, Carmageddon II is coming in the land of sequels and it might be worse than the original.

Carmageddon Was a Bust. Will Viadoom Create Havoc?

Over the summer, the worst fears associated with Los Angeles's Carmageddon -- the traffic jams expected when I-405 was closed for a weekend -- proved to be overblown.

Efficient commuting? From the Seattle Times.

Now Seattle is facing Viadoom: The closure of the crucial Alaskan Way Viaduct as workers demolish a portion of the downtown elevated highway as part of the controversial tunnel project.

The Seattle Times has provided all kinds of maps, guides and other resources for drivers looking to avoid the potential traffic snarls cause by the project.

While we were standing in the rain competing in a pumpkin race, several thousand Seattleites turned out this weekend to pay tribute to the roadway and stroll about without fear of getting hit by a car.

Tomorrow will be the big test to see if Seattle's already tough traffic gets exponentially worse. Stay tuned.