We’re Not Mad, Just Disappointed: Nissan Titan XD Long-Term Wrap

– There’s no easy way to say this: Our long-term Nissan Titan XD Diesel was one of the most disappointing new vehicles we have evaluated in recent memory, a distinction highlighted by our truck’s serious mechanical issues and grounded in its general inability to endear when it was healthy. READ MORE ›› –

Trailer Round-Up: ‘B: The Beginning’, ‘The Titan’, ‘Josie’, ‘Spinning Man’, ‘Outside In’

Time for a good old-fashioned trailer round-up! We’ve compiled several recent trailers together in one convenient place, because we care about you. Below you’ll see new trailers for Netflix’s new anime B: The Beginning, the sci-fi thriller The Titan, Sophie Turner in Josie, Pierce Brosnan and Guy Pearce in Spinning Man, and the indie film Outside In. B: The Beginning  I […]

2018 Nissan Titan In-Depth Review: An Attempt to Disrupt Domestic-Truck Dominance

– The Titan is a valiant attempt to topple domestic rivals that have sat atop the Mount Olympus of full-size-pickup sales for decades. Although it lacks the recognition and respect of Ford, General Motors, and Ram alternatives, the Nissan uses the same big-truck formula. Its standard 390-hp V-8 and seven-speed automatic are effective partners, but […]

Nissan sets 2017 sales record with help from Rogue, Titan, and Armada

Nissan Group said its U.S. sales climbed 1.9 percent in 2017 to an all-time record of more than 1.59 million vehicles sold. Free pizza in the conference rooms in Nashville, right? But a closer look shows the company mirroring overall industry trends, with plenty of declining-popularity cars but also a few aging trucks and SUVs. […]

Nissan hints at a return of the Xterra and a V6 for the Titan

The rugged off-road SUV segment is seeing something of a resurgence. Long dominated by the Jeep Wrangler, the segment is attracting attention with the promised reintroduction of the Ford Bronco in 2020 and the Toyota FT-AC Concept that was shown at the last LA Auto Show. Nissan, too, has taken notice. Michael Bunce, senior vice […]

Samsung is the latest tech titan to open an AI lab in Canada

If it wasn’t already clear that Canada is becoming a hotbed for AI research, it is now: Samsung has opened an AI lab (shown below) at the Université de Montréal. The school’s faculty and students (including long-time Samsung partner Prof. Yoshua Bengio) will collaborate with South Korean researchers on a slew of AI-related projects, including […]

Zoox bites into Apple, hires 17 former Project Titan engineers

The discussion surrounding a possible future Apple car remains abuzz, even if there is still no concrete vision of how and when a car with Apple input might reach production. Part of that is Apple’s interest in autonomous vehicles, as in June the company CEO Tim Cook announced a focus on such systems. Some of […]

2017 Nissan Titan XD Pro-4X Drivers' Notes | Machine in the middle

The 2017 Nissan Titan XD occupies a strange place in the market. It’s bigger than a half-ton but not quite as big as the traditional heavy-duty trucks like the F-250 or Ram 2500. Think of the Titan XD as an F-200, if that makes sense. This isn’t the replacement for the first-gen Titan, a truck […]