Tim Spell is an automotive columnist for Insurancequotes.com and he is their writer for the Auto Spell Check column, featuring update articles on self-driving-car technology. InsuranceQuotes.com provides customers with an effective, free way to compare insurance quotes online, as well as resources to learn more about auto, home, health, life, and business insurance. Tim spent 38 years at the Houston Chronicle/Hearst Corp and was their editor and columnist for the automotive sections and "Mixed Metal" magazine. He spent 25 plus years as "Truck Talk" columnist for the Motor Matters syndicate and is a past contributing writer to Road & Track "Open Road" magazine and "Car and Truck Buyers Guides.". He's hosted the weekly "Auto Show Weekly" radio show and "Test Drive" TV show for United Airlines Inflight TV. He is a five-time winner of the International Automotive Media Awards "Best of Newspapers" award and past President of the Texas Auto Writers Association and co-founder of the Texas Truck Rodeo.