Today's topic: blind spot in cars and 18 wheeled vehicles.

• adjust your mirrors
• use your mirrors
• give semi trucks LOTS of room
• add blind spot mirrors
• use Blind Spot Warning technology

Here are some recalls from the past few weeks:

2017-2019 Ford Super Duty:                      2013-2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid:              Various Volkswagen Passat, Golf and Audi A3:           2019 Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, GMC Sierra 1500:              2019-2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Sierra 1500:           2020 Porsche 911:           2014-16, 2018-19 Porsche Cayman, 911:             2019-20 Mazda3:               2019-20 BMW M5, M8:                2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ and Mercury Milan:                        2018-2019 Chrysler Pacifica:                            2005-2006 Dodge Viper:                      2015-2018 Mercedes-Benz CLA250, Mercedes-AMG CLA45:                      2019-2020 BMW 3 Series:                                  2001-2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, CLK, CLS, E-Class:

You can find out if your car has a past recall by going to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s website: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls  and inputting your VIN number.

Consumer Reports conducted a survey of members to rate their experiences with the advanced safety and driver-assist systems on their model-year 2015-2019 cars which covered about 72,000 vehicles.

Most satisfying systems, according to CR members: Genesis, Jeep, Lexus

Least satisfying: BMW, Volkswagen, Tesla

           carcomplaints.com is a resource for unreliable car lists.   

If you’re interested in reviews of new cars Casey Williams is the automotive correspondent for WFYI, a public radio station in Indianapolis. He has reviewed cars and covered the auto industry for 25 years. His review this week is on the 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, 2020 Jaguar XE, 2019 Genesis G80, and his talks about the 2020 Indy Auto Show

https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams

In the news:

Amazon is planning to bring movies and video to cars with Fire TV: Amazon says it wants to bring streaming entertainment to cars. The same Fire TV streaming programming that you enjoy at home will come to future cars from BMW and Fiat Chrysler, the company announced at the CES trade show in Las Vegas this week. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/01/06/amazon-ces-2020-fire-tv-coming-bmw-chrysler-and-other-cars/2824220001/

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