I recently walked around a local antique-auto show, for cars which are at least 25 years old. Among the many things which visually struck me as I looked around was that nearly every car had a simple ...

An automotive appendage that often goes unnoticed — unless it loses a battle with the automatic car wash — is disappearing in the face of changing technology, tastes and economics. The stalwart stick, ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

Fender-mounted antennas were once a common feature on many vehicles, offering both functional and aesthetic benefits. These antennas, prominently placed on the vehicle’s fender, played a pivotal role ...

DETROIT – An automotive appendage that often goes unnoticed – unless it loses a battle with the automatic carwash – is disappearing in the face of changing technology, tastes and economics. The ...

A bent car antenna can often be easily replaced by unscrewing the old one and screwing on a new one. Gear shifts mounted on the steering column have the same reliability and longevity as floor-mounted ...

The whip or pole car antennas of the past have all but disappeared in the latest models. Car designers simply won’t use them anymore because of esthetics as well as wind noise and drag issues. These ...

You used to be able to tell a die-hard ham radio operator on the road by the number and length of antennas protruding porcupine-like from their vehicle. There are still some mobile high frequency ...

Broadband Antenna Tracking Solutions, or BATS for short, is a start-up company founded by a group of Purdue University professors who are developing an auto-aiming antenna system for wireless networks ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Single-chip radars have been available for several years now and their use in automotive applications continues to grow. One recent improvement is ...