Mapmakers intersect with reality Real drivers, at real wheels, feed

Mapmakers intersect with reality Real drivers, at real wheels, feed in the data for global positioning devices (San Francisco Chronicle)
The next time you check a street address on Yahoo, you should know that it took days and months of driving by people like Mark Chilianis and Bill Wong to make sure you plot the best possible route to that party or appointment.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Mapmakers intersect with reality / Real drivers, at real wheels, feed in the data for global positioning devices (San Francisco Chronicle)
The next time you check a street address on Yahoo, you should know that it took days and months of driving by people like Mark Chilianis and Bill Wong to make sure you plot the best possible route to that party or appointment. Chilianis and Wong work...

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Gas Crisis Cities (Forbes)
The ten U.S. cities hit hardest--and those hit least hard--by soaring fuel prices.

All-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class set to be No 1 (Gulf Times)
Nasser Bin Khaled & Sons (NBKS) Automobiles, the general distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, launched the all-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class at the Sheraton last night.

Fight back against high gasoline prices (The Advocate Messenger)
Indeed, to quote a previous letter writer, there are "silent terrorists" hard at work among us in the petroleum industry. Any and every flimsy excuse that can be thought of is used to inflate gas prices. I recall hurricanes passing through the Gulf of Mexico in the past.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern