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A case for manual shifting, for less (not more) automation, for engagement on the long road
The incremental additions of automated features at highway speeds is ultimately an experiment with how much distraction the human brain can resist before it falls asleep at the wheel. Vehicle makers new and old, and end users, would do well to recognize and take very seriously the implications.
April 18, 2019
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What it takes: Contractors Cargo hauls B-1 bomber body
“We transport all kinds of things, from construction equipment, petro-chemical equipment – even wind turbines,” says 84-year-old Jerry Wheeler, owner of the Compton, Calif.-based Contractors Cargo heavy-haul fleet. “And then we do the not-so-ordinary. We’ve hauled the Space Shuttle, and we just moved a B-1 Bomber from Arizona to Portland. It’s loads like that that […]
January 4, 2012
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