The Drive Turns 1! 10 Car Technologies We’d Ditch + Our Favorite Guests

One year. Some of our favorite guests. And 10 automotive technologies we could live without.

Lauren Fix, Karl Brauer and Paul Fix celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Drive with a special episode featuring some of the guests who have helped make the show a success, including Michael Harley, Anton Wahlman, Henry Payne and Alan Taylor.

Lauren and Karl look back at some of the biggest automotive stories from the past year, including Flock cameras, Right to Repair, vehicle kill switches, start-stop technology and the industry's dramatic shift from ICE to EVs and now back toward internal combustion engines and hybrids.

Michael Harley joins the conversation to tackle a question enthusiasts have been asking: What happens to the driver's car when regulations keep adding weight, complexity and technology? We talk manual transmissions, steering feel, CVTs, start-stop systems and why McLaren's approach to performance cars deserves attention.

Anton Wahlman weighs in on the EV market, including why electric vehicles continue to face challenges in the new-car market and the latest developments surrounding Tesla, autonomous vehicles and the Cybercab.

Henry Payne joins us to discuss the challenges facing Detroit's automakers as they rethink their EV strategies, competition from China, Ford's international partnerships, GM's changing approach to Apple CarPlay and the uncertain road ahead for companies including Rivian and Lucid.

Then Lauren, Karl and Alan Taylor tackle the 10 Questionable Modern-Day Automotive Technologies, including cabin cameras, cabin microphones, start-stop systems, CVTs, electric-assist steering, keyless entry, connected cars, giant touchscreens, safety systems and glass roofs.

And Alan Taylor checks in on life after radio, his new life as a farmer and a recent local car event.

It's a packed anniversary episode celebrating one year of The Drive with Lauren and Karl.

Thanks for listening, watching and supporting the show during our first year. We're just getting started.

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