In this episode we are talking with Fred Perkins the chief engineer at the Center for Auto Safety (www.autosafety.org) about self driving cars, are they ready for prime time?

In this episode Jay Carrara, the senior manager of automotive training for AAA Northeast talks about batteries. Why they die, how long they can last when properly maintained and how car's electronics have changed.

In this program we talk with AAA's Jim Sennett, Manager of Automotive Programs. We talk about the AAA NAPA automotive apprenticeship program. This is a fantastic program that is no cost and helps train future technicians. We also gave away a Incontrol Crash Prevention gift certificate and spoke with David Price of Price Automotive and Louis who is listening to WATD online from Maryland.

In this the last Sunday of 2025 we talk with Dan Strollo of www.wedriveincontrol.org. This is a crash prevention class and more importantly a closed course training program. In addition to crash prevention they offer, commercial courses and something the Car Doctor needs is a trailer backing course.

On this the shortest day of the year, we talk with Cindy Iodice who is a film maker but also comes from a towing family. Every 6 days a tow truck driver is killed (one was her brother) helping stranded motorists and https://flagmansafety.com/ is teaching kids about roadside safety.

For those who don't know Wayne Carini is a car restorer and TV personality who starred in Chasing Classic Cars. the program ended in 2021 but continues to air. Waye has a new book out Steering Through Life and it would make a great holiday gift. www.waynecarini.tv is where you can find it.

In this episode we talk with Stephen Hersack Marketing Manager Alliance Consumer Group. You may know their brands NEBO, THAW, TRUE and HALO. We take some calls one from a podcast listener in Maryland. Executive producer Jesse Wilkins tells us about his meetup with his friend Chris Jericho --yea that Chris Jericho.

In this episode we talk with Kristen Brocoff of CarMD. Check out their website (https://carmd.com/) In 2006 (when I first met Kristen) CarMD launched to empower consumers by providing not just tools but information to make better more informed decisions about vehicle health. We also find out about executive producer @jessewilkins smoked turkey recipe. Plus we get to spend some time with our listener family. We also used the AI feature of CarMD Connect to try to diagnose a brake issue. Give it a listen.