Wheel Bearings

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Wheel Bearings episodes

June 30, 2017 Wheelbearings Episode 029 - Big Sedans, Servicing Autonomous Vehicles, Racing Old Cars
This week Sam drives a couple of big American sedans, the Buick LaCrosse and Lincoln Continental and Dan samples the Mazda CX-9. This devolves into a chat about Chris Lattner and working with/for Elon Musk and using rental car companies to service fleets of autonomous vehicles. Then Sam goes all analog with a visit to the Great Race stop in Ypsilanti, Mich.

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1 hr 19 min
June 30, 2017 Episode #29 – Big Sedans, Servicing Autonomous Vehicles, Racing Old Cars
Wheel Bearings 29
This week Sam drives a couple of big American sedans, the Buick LaCrosse and Lincoln Continental and Dan samples the Mazda CX-9. This devolves into a chat about Chris Lattner and working with/for Elon Musk and using rental car companies to service fleets of autonomous vehicles. Then Sam goes all analog with a visit to the Great Race stop in Ypsilanti, Mich.
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The Great Race
The Great Race comes to Ypsilanti
Chris Lattner bails on Tesla’s AutoPilot program after less than 6 months of working for Elon Musk
Avis to Service Waymo’s Autonomous Vehicle Fleet

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June 23, 2017 Episode #28 – Luxury Econocars, Big Trucks and Malaise vs Autonomy
This week Dan and Sam return to the Ford F-250 Super Duty which Dan is now driving and compare it to the Chevy Silverado 2500. They also talk about BMW’s $100,000 economy car, the 740e plug-in hybrid. Topics include the departure of Travis Kalanick from Uber, the 2017 edition of J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study… Read More »Episode #28 – Luxury Econocars, Big Trucks and Malaise vs Autonomy
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June 23, 2017 Wheelbearings Episode 028 - Uber loses its CEO, JD Power IQS, and your questions
This week we talk about Travis Kalanick stepping down from Uber, the JD Power Initial Quality Scores, and a bunch of your questions.

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1 hr 18 min
June 23, 2017 Episode #28 – Luxury Econocars, Big Trucks and Malaise vs Autonomy
Wheel Bearings #28
This week Dan and Sam return to the Ford F-250 Super Duty which Dan is now driving and compare it to the Chevy Silverado 2500. They also talk about BMW’s $100,000 economy car, the 740e plug-in hybrid. Topics include the departure of Travis Kalanick from Uber, the 2017 edition of J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study and a bunch of listener questions including a recommendation of the Mazda6 and contemplation of which is worse, the malaise era or the coming autonomy era?
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2017 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study Results

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June 15, 2017 Episode #27 – Jags That Burn Oil On Purpose, Cars That Are Too Good and Some That Aren’t
This week we talk about a diesel powered Jaguar XF, a BMW 5 Series that so good it’s boring, the big shuffle at Uber, whether car makers will be the tier 1 suppliers to the tech industry for automated driving and answer a whole bunch of listener questions including some background on Sam’s engineering career.… Read More »Episode #27 – Jags That Burn Oil On Purpose, Cars That Are Too Good and Some That Aren’t
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June 15, 2017 Wheelbearings Episode 027 - Jags That Burn Oil On Purpose, Cars That Are Too Good and Some That Aren’t
This week we talk about a diesel powered Jaguar XF, a BMW 5 Series that so good it's boring, the big shuffle at Uber, whether car makers will be the tier 1 suppliers to the tech industry for automated driving and answer a whole bunch of listener questions including some background on Sam's engineering career.

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1 hr 36 min
June 15, 2017 Episode #27 – Jags That Burn Oil On Purpose, Cars That Are Too Good and Some That Aren’t
This week we talk about a diesel powered Jaguar XF, a BMW 5 Series that so good it’s boring, the big shuffle at Uber, whether car makers will be the tier 1 suppliers to the tech industry for automated driving and answer a whole bunch of listener questions including some background on Sam’s engineering career.
Carmakers Could Be Tier 1 Suppliers To Tech Companies For Autonomous
Buick HiPer Strut Suspension
Changes at Uber
Do Driver’s Cars Matter Anymore?
Increasing Collaboration Between Auto and Tech is Better For Everyone
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June 09, 2017 Episode #26 – Smokeless Launches and Exhausted Patents
This week, Dan and Sam talk about driving the BMW 530i, Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, Ford Escape Platinum and Acura NSX. Then they dive into how a printer patent case might impact the future of automated driving, the Acura NSX racing program and insuring Teslas. Guest: Art St. Cyr, President Honda Performance Development Links: SCOTUS… Read More »Episode #26 – Smokeless Launches and Exhausted Patents
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June 09, 2017 Wheelbearings Episode 026 - Smokeless Launches and Exhausted Patents
This week, Dan and Sam talk about driving the BMW 530i, Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, Ford Escape Platinum and Acura NSX. Then they dive into how a printer patent case might impact the future of automated driving, the Acura NSX racing program and insuring Teslas.
Guest: Art St. Cyr, President Honda Performance Development

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1 hr 20 min