Posts by: Eddie Mejia

Raid on Renault

Renault is not a name that Americans hear very often, they are more well known for their work in Europe. The French company may not be a household name, but it often masquerades in others’ clothing. The Nissan Renault alliance is the Fourth Largest Automaker behind General Motors (GM), unfortunately they have not safely raided the US shores. I like French cars for the same reason I love Italian o

Autonomous Autos: Planning from the Past

The North American International Auto Show, was home to revolutionary announcement; $4 Billion will be allocated specifically into autonomous auto programs. The Bill was proposed by the United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, on a stage accompanied by representatives from Google, Ford, and Delphi. Thus far, it is only a proposal, there are no reports of support from either side of the

Is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Racketeering? Maybe Slightly

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have been experiencing year over year sales since navigating themselves out of Bankruptcy. Most people assumed the sales have been a product of new car models and increased incentives, but if a lawsuit against the company proves accurate, at least some of Fiat Chrysler Automobile sales will have been a product of Racketeering. It is no secret that all manufactures implem

Faraday Future Might Be Revolutionary

At this point I am completely conflicted, the idealist in me wants to believe Faraday Future might have completely revolutionized the playing field, but the Cynic in me is leaning towards them being just a regular company with a revolutionary marketing team. They have provided no real information, while drumming up hype that would shock lil’ Jon. So now the question is, is the hype warranted, or i

Volkswagen and the EPA

It was recently announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to charge Volkswagen Auto Group (VW AG) up to $50 Billion to compensate for their diesel emissions disaster. Obviously, that is only a theoretical maximum; it is improbable that the EPA (or the US Attorney General for that matter) is going to pursue mulct of that magnitude. If a punishment of that proportion were p

History of the Automobile

Automobiles have a long and interesting history full of competing ideas starting in the 1300s. Many people have vivid memories of the Space Race during the Cold War, but automobiles have been around so long there is no first hand knowledge of inception, only secondary sources. However, that does not detract from the intrigue, especially now that we are seeing the dawn of Autonomous Autos. The his

Autonomous Autos: GM and Lyft

We are in a crucial time in transportation; with looming automotive revolutions around every corner. The biggest improvement pending is autonomous autos. Self-driving cars are less than 5 years away from becoming the biggest technological advancement since the internet. All automakers tech and delivery companies know about it; soon even Tide is going to be looking for a way into the new transporta

Faraday Future is Promising Modularity

Despite a dismal interview (?), Faraday Future might be onto something here. If on the off chance, FF’s (as they are now calling themselves) was serious about their passive, seemingly ridiculous claims, it they might be positioning themselves on the right side of a wave. It might be a bit of a leap, but I promise it still makes sense: what if Matt Burns was not asking Faraday Future-istic enough q

Faraday Lives in the Future

Faraday Future has been in and out of the news for the past year or so. Basically, they are trying to be the new Tesla Motors; they even stole their famous electric pioneer name inspiration. Faraday fans will be quick to point out, that their namesake was much more instrumental to the overall topic of electricity (he was the first to extract electricity from Magnetic Fields); whereas no one outsid

Uber Teaches People to Share

While ride hailing services have experienced the effects huge disruptor; this pales in comparison to autonomous driving revolution in terms of various applications. However, ride sourcing apps did accomplish two other amazing feats. First, Uber proved that a built-in monopoly (Taxi companies) can be toppled by improving on a product before anything else; but in doing so they introduced an entire o