And perhaps offer the PPF as a factory option, too.

What is a roundhouse prick?

Also from the story: NHTSA has lost the ability to even try to regulate AV tech.

"A small government team regulating the sort of autonomous cars that Elon Musk says represent the future of Tesla, his car company, is getting cut nearly in half."

A win for Musk. A grave danger for the rest of us.

Here’s a pic of the Formentor cross/hatch in our hotel garage. Could easily have sufficed with a similar VW, Audi, Skoda, etc.

I rented a Cupra in Italy earlier this year. Not bad, but not that different. It seems like VW Group has a lot of issues these days, and perhaps having too many brands and models is one of them. Perhaps Stellantis won’t be the only upcoming reckoning.

14/14 LA is quite nice right now, with the Hollywood sign clearly visible from an off-ramp near the Convention Center.

13/ It’s a selling show for Ford, if you want some merch.

12/ The NILU hypercar is displayed in the South Hall lobby.

11/ Toyota brought the new 4Runner-based TRD Surf concept, reminiscent of the first generation 4Runner.

10/ Hyundai launched its 3-row Ioniq 9 EV.

9/ Kia showed a new EV9 GT grade, a facelifted EV6, and a revised Sportage.

8/ The Kia WKNDR concept is on display… with a pop-up roof reminiscent of old VW Westfalia campers.

7/ Acura is showing its new ADX small crossover.

6/ Tesla has a few vehicles in a minimalist space in the center of the West Hall, including the Cybercab robotaxi concept.

5/ Stellantis also brought the Chrysler Halcyon. Currently the only Chrysler vehicle for sale in the US is the Pacifica minivan, so a vehicle like this would make the brand more viable in the medium term.

4/ Fiat will be offering an Armani collector’s edition of the 500e. They also had a jolly little (concept?) car off to the side.

3/ The original Wagoneer on the floor didn’t include a Jeep badge (at least yet), just a Jeep license plate filler.

2/ Stellantis will be adding overt JEEP branding to their Wagoneer models, after just having a few Easter Eggs with the name on the original Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. Here’s the new Wagoneer S, with a Jeep badge on the rear.