An Automotive Podcast Designed to Fit in Any Type of Vehicle

Auto makers around the world are feeling good and reaping trunkfuls of money, as demand continues to grow. Ford, Daimler and Hyundai -- each from a different continent -- all had extremely profitable third quarters.


But don't call Ford a rusty old auto maker, it considers itself a tech firm now.

That's not unusual. Technology is allowing all car makers to speed the design process, quickly improve or correct flaws and perhaps soon print out parts instead of machining them.

New technology could be what is helping auto makers create vehicles that accommodate more body types and sizes in greater comfort.

Nothing much new in the color department, with white, silver and black continuing to dominate the hues of new car lots.

Not the optimal design for this driver

Car color isn't something that kids these days care about. But neither do they care about driving or owning cars, apparently because they can't afford them.

Perhaps if they made driver testing a game, that would lead to more teenage drivers.

Perhaps app-powered slot cars, which are cool for kids and for some car podcasters, will drive even more interest in cars.

Feel like you are getting bad recommendations from your mechanic, ask for a video of your repair.

But don't ask car people for car buying recommendations, they are lousy at it.

Would This Automotive Podcast Be Any Cooler If It Drove Itself

Who needs drivers? Google doesn't. Their self-driving car experiment just hit 300,000 miles of computer controlled driving without an accident.

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While cars are getting better at driving themselves, people appear to be getting worse at walking. The percentage of pedestrian deaths rose even as driver and passengers deaths fell. And the circumstances around of the deaths are interesting.

But can he podcast?

Perhaps technology can prevent some of those deaths. Ford is finding that its high-tech Driver Assist package is proving popular with folks pricing out it's new Fusion mid-size sedan.

Technology played a little havoc with oil prices this week when a report about Syria on Twitter sent traders buying.

That was good news for potential Ford C-Max hybrid owners. The EPA gave the hatchback a 47 mpg rating for city, highway and overall.

The C-Max is almost a mini-minivan, and that's good because minivans are getting cooler -- just slightly -- with car buyers?

Nascar is cooling off a bit, so much so that Chrysler is pulling out of the sport again.

We love to plan trips and a new site, RoadTrippers, offers some cool ways to avoid the beaten path.

Finally, London is pulling out all the cute stops for the Olympics, including a mini-Mini to retrieve things that people throw.