BMW pushed a full-screen Spider-Man: Brand New Day ad to the dashboard Control Display of customer vehicles in over 70 markets from July 27 to August 10, 2026, three years after its connected-company SVP said on record that BMW would not sell in-car screen space for commercials.
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WSJ's The Journal podcast examines hands-free driving technology, with reporter Ryan Felton investigating how Ford's BlueCruise system was rolled out and documenting cases where driver confusion over its limitations led to crashes.
video pub. Sep 24, 2023
CBS Sunday Morning's Lesley Stahl tours Consumer Reports' Yonkers labs and Connecticut auto test track, covering how the nonprofit buys every product it tests to avoid conflicts of interest, its role pushing automakers toward standard crash-avoidance systems, and its investigation linking the Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play sleeper to infant deaths that led to a recall of nearly 5 million units.