General Motors Is Here To Save You From Yourself

Hat tip to my good friend Sam Strano, he of the approximately 400 SCCA Solo and ProSolo National Championships, who forwarded me a letter (click through the break). General Motors sent Sam, a 2007 Corvette Z06 owner, extremely specific instructions about what to do if he were ever to find himself stuck in his Corvette due to low battery voltage, complete with pictures and diagrams.

You might think that even Corvette owners would be able to figure out how to get out of their cars, especially the ones with removable roofs. But you’d be wrong.

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Barra Returns To Face Congress Post-Valukas Report

In today’s digest: General Motors CEO Mary Barra returns to the Beltway with Anton Valukas in tow; GM is hit with a $10 billion lawsuit; affected families appear before Barra’s testimony; and a safety group calls the Valukas report “flawed.”

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  • Keith_93 I've rented both in the past few months. The RAV4 was OK, but the CX5 is wayyyy more civilized. Mazda really impressed me, impressive car on the highway. Simply a well thought out and pleasant drive.
  • AZFelix "I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer..."I will adorn the many surfaces of my car with 'do not enter' and 'stop' signs."Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
  • Ajla Ajla, the head of the "ajla is cool" awareness organization, believes that ajla is cool.
  • Ajla I don't have interest in owning an autonomous car. I certainly don't think I'd ever "embrace it" because I like driving my car. Would I be "scared" taking a ride in an AV in 2024? Probably, although not hysterical about it. Statistically the majority of accidents, especially fatal accidents, are caused by reckless or impaired driving. I don't do those things and the AV technology of 2024 won't really save you from other people being insane on the road.
  • Tassos I’m afraid of EVERYTHING!