“Chennai Ula”: How MTC’s retro-styled buses evoke the city’s iconic bus culture
MTC has introduced retro-styled buses as part of “Chennai Ula” initiative, making buses as the cultural ambassadors of the city’s heritage and nostalgia.
Car Culture
Popemobile: More than just a ride; an enduring cultural significance
The Popemobile remains as a powerful and mass-appealing symbol reflecting the values and identity of the papacy, a testament to its enduring cultural importance even in today’s modern age.
FIAT and the world of cinema: The ‘Italian’ cultural connect
Fiat’s enduring cultural heritage and relationship with the global cinema, especially with the symbolic representation of the rich Italian culture, lifestyle and aura, needs no introduction.
Delhi’s Odd-Even Scheme: A Step in Right Direction
Delhi’s odd-even car rationing scheme is a step in right direction to combat issues that are closely related to city’s car culture.
How Private Cars Threaten Democracy And Citizenship?
Private car centric mobility approach, especially in cities, is a threat to the basic tenets of democracy and citizenship rights of the masses.
Nissan Is Using Anthropology To Teach Autonomous Cars How To Behave
Nissan is teaching anthropology to self-driving cars on how to behave responsively to the human interactions on roads through novel semaphore systems.
Driving Is A Social Process: How Drivers Create Their ‘Self’?
The act of driving cars is both an individual act and a social process. Our perception of a fellow driver or a road user might change based on certain social externalities, which determine our reaction and behaviour on road.
Ralph Teetor: The Guy Who Invented Cruise Control Was Blind
Ralph Teetor was the inventor of cruise control technology that we use in modern cars. His ‘vision’ as an engineer for better auto-mechanics inducted him into the Automotive Hall of fame in Michigan.
The “SUV”ish Way Of Driving
SUVs are muscular, mammoth in size and distinctive, symbolising power and prestige on roads full of tiny hatches and vans.
The Best Indian Vintage Car Ads
There is something really fascinating about old car print ads. Of course print was the only medium in India to...
