The Weekly Driver Podcast

The Weekly Driver Podcast


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#285, Hagerty’s 40-year celebration
April 17, 2024

Tarra Warnes and her husband once owned two Yugos. The sub-compact three-door hatchback and two-door convertible are often cited as the worst vehicles in history. The Yugo enthusiast family's idea was

#284, Volvo software chief talks new EV SUV, relationship with Nvidia
March 25, 2024

It was just before the opening evening session of the recent 2024 Nvidia GTC conference at the San Jose Convention Center and it got quiet quickly. Alwin Bakkenes, Russell Datz, the carmaker's nati

#283, Veteran WSJ reporters debut insiders’ look at Formula 1 failures, successes
March 13, 2024

Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson are colleagues in The Wall Street Journal's virtual sports department. Clegg, the sports editor, is an Englishman who lives with his family in New York. Robinson is

#282, 2024 Nvidia Conference With Danny Shapiro
March 10, 2024

The autonomous vehicle industry has reduced its speed. Its future is here, but it's not quite as in focus as the next signpost. Even the most fervent believers have re-evaluated their enthusiasm for t

#281, Automotive legend: Ralph Teetor
January 29, 2024

A strong argument could be made that Ralph Teetor is responsible for what is now called autonomous driving. Blind since he was a young boy, Teetor invented cruise control in the 1940s. It was one o

#280, Pivotal Debuts Helix Personal Flying Vehicle
January 22, 2024

Ken Karklin, the CEO of Pivotal, has had a several-decade career in engineering, aircraft and robotics. He knows technology as license holder of multiple patents. His latest passion is the Helix. H

#279, Ben Welch and his Million-Mile Suburban
December 27, 2023

Ben Welch blames himself for driving his 1994 Chevy Suburban when he shouldn't have. He knew his van well except for one momentary lapse when the engine warnings were more serious than he thought.

#278, Lucid Air takes best of 2023 honors
December 19, 2023

As co-hosts of The Weekly Driver Podcast, Bruce Aldrich and I have for the past several years picked the top cars of the year at the end of the calendar year. This year, as we do most often, Bruce

#277, New author on Tales from the Garage
December 05, 2023

Like many automotive enthusiasts, when Rodney Kemerer talks about cars his enthusiasm abounds. A lifelong enthusiast, Kemerer is the author of Tales From The Garage. As described in its Amazon prof

#276, John Vincent, U.S. News & World Report, talks Best Cars, Brands, LA Auto Show
November 27, 2023

John Vincent is the Senior Editor and Correspondent/Vehicle Testing on the Autos team at U.S. News & World Report. With more than 25 years of experience in the automotive industry, Vincent knows new c