# All The Switches

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Podcast: [Wheel Bearings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheel-bearings-220894)
Published: 2026-04-19T19:52:28+00:00
Episode link: https://wheelbearings.media
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After last week's travel challenges, Robbie and Nicole are back. Nicole has driven the Chevrolet Equinox EV and the Honda Pilot Elite while Sam had the Mazda MX-5 Miata 35th Anniversary Edition. Robbie tells us about the new Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLS and we discuss the company's new drive by wire system. GM is apparently going to build a new Buick sedan as well as a new Camaro. Nissan has a new electric Juke for the rest of the world and Porsche has a convertible 911 GT3 S/C with a manual transmission. Uber is pouring $10 billion into robotaxis. VW has a revamped with ID3 Neo with all the switches. Doug Field is leaving Ford and that might signal the end of the Model E division as it basically gets rolled back into the main Ford. Ford's cancelled 3-row electric crossover has been visible on Field's linkedin page for at least a year. Honda is killing it's e:Ny1 in the UK and the Ontario government and Unifor have rejected Stellantis' plan to assembly Leap Motor knockdown kits in Canada. The NTSB has issued its report on a pair of fatal BlueCruise crashes. Nicole interviews Mazda director of safety strategy and communications Jennifer Morrison and Lucid head of Air and Gravity product Rob Whitley. Links Mercedes-Benz GLE and GLS Mercedes-benz steer by wire GM preps new Buick sedan alongside redesigned Cadillac CT5, Chevrolet Camaro, source says The First Electric Nissan Juke Is A Radical Departure The 2027 Porsche 911 GT3 S/C Is a Manual, Drop-Top Salute to the NA Flat-Six Uber eyes $10B robotaxi investment: Financial Times | Smart Cities Dive World premiere of the ID.3 Neo: new name, new design, new interior and new technologies | Volkswagen Newsroom Doug Field leaves and Ford Reorgs Honda e:Ny1 Withdrawn from Sale in U.K. — DefinitelyNotAGuru Stellantis Brampton plant…

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