Smarter Cars While not as automated as airplanes, cars are clearly becoming increasingly computerized. These computers have input in controlling everything from braking to navigation to traction. Anti-lock braking systems keep us from braking too hard. Traction control keeps us from skidding out. Adaptive cruise control makes sure our vehicles automatically maintain speed and slow the vehicle when [...]

As my colleague Richard A. Oppel Jr. reported on Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is arguing that companies are sending work abroad primarily because of overregulation in the United States, and not because labor is cheaper abroad. “They did not leave to begin with just because they could find cheap labor somewhere,” said Mr. [...]

Consumers took advantage of stable gas prices and bought more trucks and sport utility vehicles, which helped push up the sales of new automobiles in the United States to an eight-month high in October. utomakers said Tuesday that the annual selling rate for the month was slightly above 13.2 million vehicles, the best performance by [...]

Cars that prevent intoxicated drivers from operating them may be rolling a little closer to reality, if only legislatively. The American Beverage Institute, a restaurant trade association, noted the Senate’s approval this week of an appropriation, by a vote of 60 to 39, that would allot $5 million for further research into alcohol-detection devices known [...]

Saint Albans — Discount car insurance sites have been around for years. Lately, it seems that more and more are popping up. It would take the average consumer days, if not weeks, to call each insurance provider to get individual quotes. So the idea of a site that does it for you makes complete sense. [...]

NYS now issues a WHTI-Compliant Enhanced driver licenses (EDL) (includes Enhanced learner permits) and Enhanced non-driver photo ID cards (ENDID) to applicants who can prove U.S. citizenship and NYS residency. An EDL or ENDID can be used instead of a passport to return to the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and some countries in the Caribbean. Contact your travel agent, your cruise line [...]

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed a new law that strengthens the enforcement against drivers who use handheld electronic devices for activities such as texting while a vehicle is in motion. The legislation makes this action a primary traffic offense, giving law enforcement the power to stop drivers solely for engaging in this activity.   [...]