2020 has been a year of major changes in automotive and our lives. I reviewed all the events I covered for Auto Futures in ”
Zoom, Norm The Scooter Dog (And Fighting Covid) – How Automotive Technology Shaped Our Knowledge in 2020.
I also summed it up in this graphic I Tweeted and posted on Linkedin.
Thank you to The NewsMarket and Auto Futures for allowing me to work at home and via Zoom to create compelling feature articles about the wonderful world of advanced automotive technology. I even learned how to disinfect and eat in my car. We’re all tired and I hope next year will be safer and easier.
As the Coronavirus pandemic hits Los Angeles we need to wear face mask or cloth on our faces. But we’re not allowed to use the ready-made face masks for the medical professional which is fair. How can you make a face mask without a sewing machine? 
I’m pleased to announce that I will be covering some exciting upcoming events in the coming months for Auto Futures where I have been promoted to contributing editor.
When I attend CES in Las Vegas, where the latest technology is on display, I talk a different language, I call it E2E (Engineer-to-Engineer). At every industry event there are technical words and abbreviations that are required to speak and write about the business. 
Yesterday, I decided to take the day off and go to Santa Monica beach. I was expecting a nice quiet walk breathing in the ozone from the ocean. Instead, I came face-to-e-scooter with one of the hottest topics in the transportation industry, the rise of shared, app-based, dock-free e-scooters that are swarming fair weather cities. 
Recently, a self-driving driving Cruise Chevy Bolt was stopped and ticketed for getting way too close a pedestrian. Maybe there ought to be traffic schools for self-driving cars. 
CES is over but the reverberations of events at the one of the largest trade shows in the world is a lesson for all of us in the automotive industry.