From its earliest days, Ohio has been home to transportation innovators who’ve found safer, more efficient ways to move people and products around the globe. This is leadership Ohio is …
Keeping Ohio’s Lead in Transportation Technology
Eyes on the Road
New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that when drivers initially use active-driving assistance – like Tesla’s Autopilot and Cadillac’s Super Cruise – they actually pay more …
Pedestrian Detection Systems Don’t Work When Needed Most
New research from AAA reveals that vehicle technology designed to stop cars to avoid pedestrian crashes is inconsistent in most situations and completely ineffective at night when 75% of pedestrian …
Is a Start-Stop Vehicle in Your Future?
The technology behind Stop-Start Vehicles (SSV) is based on a simple technique used by many economy-minded drivers ever since the first traffic jam; namely, shut off the gas-consuming engine in …
DriveOhio: Accelerating Into the Future of Smart Mobility
When you hear the words “smart mobility,” you might imagine a scene from your favorite science fiction movie, or maybe a flying car from The Jetsons. When we think about …
As Glass Gets Smarter, Windshield Repair Gets Smarter Too
Each year, our cars become more efficient and advanced, with a focus on improved performance, safety, and comfort. Flashy, tech-focused features like built-in Wi-Fi hot spots, trunks with hands-free opening …
How to Recharge Your Car Battery
If you’ve replaced a car battery recently, you aren’t alone. In its 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study, J.D. Power found that battery failures in 3-year-old cars had increased by 44 percent …
Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems Explained
Automotive safety systems that can warn or even intercede when things go wrong are not new. Anti-lock braking has been around for decades. So, too, has electronic stability control, which …