The Ultimate Driverless Machine
BMW bets on startups that help navigate urban life, car or not.
Joann Muller, Forbes StaffBMW bets on startups that help navigate urban life, car or not.
Joann Muller, Forbes StaffVideo The New York Auto Show opens to the public this weekend. If you're not a journalist or car company vet that travels the auto show circuit, there's plenty to see — gorgeous Maseratis, a sprite-like Mitsubishi electric car and a smattering of cool concepts like the Saab PhoeniX. A well-heeled [...] read »
Though oil is still king in this country, nearly every major auto company is making a push to develop and manufacture electric cars. General Motors has the Chevy Volt, Ford produces an electric Focus, Mitsubishi manufactures the i-Miev, Toyota will soon offer a plug-in Prius, and Nissan--which recently had to stop taking orders until production and shipping could catch up with demand--puts out the Leaf. read »
Portland Trail Blazer's GM Richard Cho on traveling the world for the best cuisine.
Since Concorde retired in 2003, flying long-haul has been a real drag. Even in the fastest business jet, a Cessna Citation X, crossing the Atlantic can take nearly twice as long. read »
Twelve emcees compete in New York City for a chance to perform in Miami.
If you read a lot of the current mainstream media (as I do) you will alternately be convinced that a recovery is here and growing, and then that it is coming unraveled and is an illusion. In many respects, both are true. Here are the two faces of the recovery. read »
Imagine you are an oil-rich prince, a titan of industry, the president of big country or just the lucky inheritor of a vast fortune and you are thinking about buying a business jet. Mere $50-60m globetrotting jets like the Gulfstream 550 or a Bombardier Global 5000 aren't enough. Too small. Too common. You want something really special. read »