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Roberto Tries Out The BMW i4

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Roberto Drives the BMW iX

Last month Roberto got to go Germany to try out BMW’s newest electric vehicle, the new iX crossover. Wheel Bearings has launched a Patreon. If you like the show and would like to chip in toward the cost of producing and hosting it you can join at https://www.patreon.com/wheelbearingsmedia

Meet The New Wheel Bearings Co-Hosts

Who the heck are these new voices sharing the mic with Sam Abuelsamid? Keep reading to find out about Nicole Wakelin and Roberto Baldwin, our newest Wheel Bearings co-hosts. We’re as excited as you are to hear more of the unique and differing perspectives these two will bring to the show. NICOLE WAKELIN: She writes, she shoots, she covers breaking news, auto shows, and new vehicle launches. She’s freelance automotive journalist Nicole Wakelin. Nicole speaks about all things automotive in lots of places, including podcasts, national broadcasts on NPR, and in-person at conferences (remember those?). As a juror for the North American Car and Truck of the Year and Women’s Car of the Year, Nicole is often driving the cars everyone wants to know about the most. Look for her bylines at Autobytel, CarExpert, CarTalk, NAPA Know How Blog, DriveModeShow, The Boston Globe, Boston.com, and… Read More »Meet The New Wheel Bearings Co-Hosts

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E First Drive Video

While driving the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E for the first time in late November, Sam ran the cameras to share his first impressions for an episode of Hands-On-Tech for the TWiT podcast network. You can also read a longer written story about the drive at Debugger on Medium Wheel Bearings has launched a Patreon. If you like the show and would like to chip in toward the cost of producing and hosting it you can join at https://www.patreon.com/wheelbearingsmedia

Audi E-Tron video review

Recently Sam got to spend a week with the Audi e-Tron and the review is available on Hands-On-Tech. Wheel Bearings has launched a Patreon. If you like the show and would like to chip in toward the cost of producing and hosting it you can join at https://www.patreon.com/wheelbearingsmedia

Nvidia Drive Labs

Building a reliable and robust automated driving system is really hard. In the past half decade a lot of progress has been made thanks to the advancements in machine learning and deep neural networks. One of the companies on the forefront of that effort is Nvidia. While most people think of Nvidia GPUs for graphics cards and bitcoin mining, they also have thousands of engineers that works on software. Neda Cvijetic is a senior manager on the automated driving team and she hosts the Nvidia Drive Labs video series explaining some of the core principles of how they are tackling this problem. Wheel Bearings has launched a Patreon. If you like the show and would like to chip in toward the cost of producing and hosting it you can join at https://www.patreon.com/wheelbearingsmedia

Fiat Chrysler UConnect Market Demo

Fiat Chrysler recently launched a market feature in its UConnect telematics system that enables users to utilize apps to access a variety of services from the dashboard. FCA UConnect marketing manager Mike Novak gives us a demo of the new UConnect Market. Wheel Bearings has launched a Patreon. If you like the show and would like to chip in toward the cost of producing and hosting it you can join at https://www.patreon.com/wheelbearingsmedia

Formula E cars make a great noise

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Leo and Sam Drive the 2019 Kia Niro EV

Leo Laporte and Sam try out the 2019 Kia Niro EV, an impressive compact electric crossover with a 239 mile range Wheel Bearings has launched a Patreon. If you like the show and would like to chip in toward the cost of producing and hosting it you can join at https://www.patreon.com/wheelbearingsmedia