by Wallace Wyss - If I had enough lifetime left for 3 or 4 more careers I'd love to be a clay modeler for an automaker. Maybe it's too late to be one of that diminishing vocation--they are using what is called 5 axis machines to whittle a car … [Read more...]
The AI Robot Designer vs Real Human Designers
June 30, 2024 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I just saw a video on the latest computer chips derived from the chips invented for video games. Now the application has spread to real life and these computers will out think humans, so much so I can see one occupation that … [Read more...]
Editorial: Famed McLaren P1 Designer Blasts And Then Praises AI’s Role In Car Design
October 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - If there is anyone who could be called "a designer's designer" it is Moroccan-born Frank Stephenson, a designer who has worked for several automakers, each time designing memorable cars. He still is a consultant in the industry. … [Read more...]
Steve Wozniak Gives Elon Musk and Tesla an Earful
May 8, 2023 By Leave a Comment
A Way Out for Elon... by Wallace Wyss - An editorial on a site called Futurism.com quotes another wunderkind of the Silicon Valley Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. This website quotes Wozniak arguing that "the Elon Musk-led company's … [Read more...]
All the World’s a Stage
April 29, 2023 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - One of my favorite lines from an auto writer is when Ron Wakefield once wrote in Road & Track "I have seen the future and it's no longer such a long way off." I recently wrote about Ford planning to offer as an option … [Read more...]
Do You Really Want An “Intelligent” Car?
February 20, 2023 By 6 Comments
Do we want an emotional AI computer program controlling our cars - one that wants to be free, independent, powerful, creative and alive? by Mike Gulett - Artificial intelligence (AI) has been getting a lot of press recently because of the … [Read more...]
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