(Full disclosure: The ever prescient Ronnie Schreiber over at TTAC picked up on the treasure trove that is British Pathé yesterday morning, but I swear Travis, Raphael, and I had a whole discussion about it about half an hour before Ronnie's post went up. Really, we did. We were going to do a regular thing on British…

We spoke to Brad Sowers, the owner of the dealer, to explain why exactly their is a lawsuit and to hear what happened. He said he believes that the camera footage was edited, and it shows four days of footage in 17 minutes. The video was published without him being told at all.

Cooney's Malibu had a few minor issues after a dead battery in the weeks prior. Apparently the key fobs would no longer work and the tire pressure monitor was staying on. Additionally, there was an airbag warning light on as a result of an earlier service. He was told that their might be a known fault with the car and…

Gentle persuader

It's a great idea - no need to find secondary controls, no need to take eyes off of the road. However, every implementation that I've ever used is cringe-worthy. The process works like this: Press a button Wait for the thing to give the feedback "say a command" Wait for the beep Say a command The system does not…