Stephen Colbert Does Not Trust Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars are learning how to navigate America’s highways and surface streets as we speak, and they could soon be ready for consumer use. Just last week, it was announced that one company is very close to having a system ready to install on semi trucks that would allow them to drive themselves for stretches […]
James Bond Rents Chevy Malibu From Stephen Colbert
James Bond is known for driving the most expensive luxury vehicles imaginable. Unfortunately, his “License to Kill” clearly extends to those beautiful cars. As a car fan, it’s very difficult to think of how most of those luxury cars met an unfortunate end thanks to Mr. Bond or the villains after him (and how many millions […]
Driving Directions From Stephen Colbert Now On Waze
If you’ve missed Stephen Colbert since he went off the air in December of last year, you’re in luck. Not only is the comedian returning to TV with The Late Show on CBS beginning September 8th, but you can now hear him berate you as you drive if you use the Waze app. Check out […]
Stephen Colbert and Jerry Seinfeld Take Turns Driving a 1964 Morgan +4
In the latest installment of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee web series, the iconic comedian takes late night funnyman Stephen Colbert for a spin in a gorgeous blue 1964 Morgan +4. The Plus 4 features an ash wood frame, a 105 horsepower engine, and a four-speed manual gearbox which proves to be a […]
Stephen Colbert Mocks Low Gas Prices and Rise in SUV Sales
There are only two more episodes left of The Colbert Report (or, as it is now known, The ColbDewar’s Repewars, since Colbert just sold the series’ naming rights to Dewar’s Scotch), so savor videos like the one below – after Thursday night, there won’t be any new ones coming out. On last night’s next-to-next-to-last installment […]
Ford CEO on Colbert Report Answers the…er…Hard Questions
Say what you will for speed and power, but there is most certainly an understood (if not unspoken) draw for those who put themselves behind the wheel of a muscle car like the Ford Mustang: sex appeal. If he had somehow forgotten this fact, Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally was put on notice by America’s […]
Kia Donates $250K for “Night of Covenant House Stars” Event
Kia has been working hard to secure a reputation of giving back, whether it’s with scholarships for students or providing PPE for frontline workers. This is continuing with the brand’s sponsorship of the “Night of Covenant House Stars” event on Monday, May 17. Not only will Kia sponsor the charitable gala, but it will also […]
Cas Haley Wins Lincoln Chart Your Course Competition
After public voting closed on Jan. 27, Cas Haley was named the winner of the Lincoln Chart Your Course song contest. As the victor, Haley wins a talent contract valued around $120,000, a recording session at Capital Studios, and an all-new 2020 Lincoln Corsair. Haley and finalists Edam Garro, Gavin M., and Anna Field had […]
Cookie Monster Joins Waze Voice Options
Children around the world have grown up with Cookie Monster and all of his friends on Sesame Street. If you miss hearing his voice watching the show, relive your childhood and choose him as your celebrity guidance voice on Waze. S Is For SUV: Check out the all-new 2020 Buick Encore GX If you’re a fan of Elmo […]
Ford SYNC AppLink Lets You Project Waze Onto Your Vehicle’s Touchscreen
Waze is great. It’s a real-time traffic app that doesn’t just allow you to track the flow of traffic, find new routes to avoid the grind of gridlock, and make sure you’re minding your P’s and Q’s when you happen across a speed trap, but one that also lets you track points and have your […]
Waze Ranks the 10 Best and Worst U.S. Cities to Drive In
Waze has become a popular navigation app for drivers everywhere. Not only does it direct you to your destination, but you can get there listening to celebrity voices like Stephen Colbert, and it’s populated by user input to let you know about delays, speed traps, and more. The navigation app has compiled all of its […]
Liam Neeson Adds Waze Voice Navigation to Very Particular Set of Skills
If you have a MoviePass and you’ve already used it to catch up on awards season favorites like Lady Bird; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; and The Shape of Water, or if you’ve already seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi six times and don’t feel like you could possibly wring another detail from a seventh […]
Why Are iPhone Users Downloading Additional Navigation Apps?
If you own an iPhone, you probably know that it comes with a standard navigation app called Maps. You can punch in an address and it’ll take you to your destination. Pretty simple, right? Well, as it turns out, a large number of iPhone users simply aren’t satisfied with the services Apple Maps offers. To […]
Picture-Perfect Tips for a No-Cringe Driver’s License Photo
During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” the incredible actress and singer Julie Andrews revealed her secret (advice she received long ago) for capturing a naturally beautiful picture-perfect smile. She said forget the cheese, and instead say “money.” Surprising advice from Mary Poppins, yes, but try it. Saying “money” is no more […]
Waze Introduces “Where To Park” Feature (Finally)
Thank goodness for GPS apps on smartphones that help us get from place to place with as little pain as possible. While applications like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze make getting to your destination infinitely easier than the days of paper maps or printed MapQuest destinations, there is one area where they are sorely […]
‘It Got Better’ Documentary Series From Lexus Gets Third Season
It seems like it was ages ago that social media and airwaves were flooded with messages telling young people that it gets better. The It Gets Better Project was launched about 6 years ago in response to the rising numbers of teens, many of them LGBT, committing or contemplating suicide due to to cyberbullying and […]
VW Takes Global Sales Lead From Toyota (Again)
It’s no secret that the past few months have been pretty rough for Volkswagen, with the Dieselgate scandal rocking the company. While the press focuses on the fallout from that incident, the automaker has been making sales gains around the world. Today it was announced that VW has taken the crown of world’s largest automaker […]
2016 Honda Civic Sponsoring ‘Daily Show’, ‘Nightly Show’, ‘@midnight’ Crossover [VIDEO]
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These are lean times for Comedy Central’s late night shows. Despite the fact that there is ample material for political satire this primary season, The Daily Show, now hosted by comedy newcomer Trevor Noah, is down 30% in the ratings since Jon Stewart retired from the program back in August. The Nightly Show with Larry […]