HIGHLIGHTS
- Strong technical expertise with focus in connected technologies and cyber security.
- Holds eight industry-recognized certifications in the technology field.
- Additional bylines at Popular Science
EXPERIENCE
Despite being a habitual car nut, Rob’s formal background in computer engineering—meaning he can build your car, and your computer (for the right price). The two industries are becoming related more now than ever before, and his fifteen years of expertise in cutting-edge tech lends to his reporting on tech-focused subjects from a distinctive perspective. Rob’s reporting focuses on how the automotive world is changing around technology, with a dash of enthusiast content sprinkled in to keep things fresh. He prides himself in praising legitimate emerging new car tech, and figuring out which are just bridges for sale in disguise.
EDUCATION
Rob holds a Bachelors in Computer Science, has eight industry certifications covering various areas of technology, and has ongoing postgraduate studies in cybersecurity at Purdue.
Words of Wisdom
Going fast sideways means you’re either having a really good time, or a really bad one. Wear your seatbelt either way.
NOTABLE WORK
- The Strange Story of John DeLorean's Snowcat Factory Is Even More Bizarre Than the DMC-12The Drive
- Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription ServiceThe Drive
- How the 3G Shutdown in 2022 Could Screw Your CarThe Drive
- How the Ford F-150 Lightning’s Chief Engineer Linda Zhang Brought the World an Electric PickupThe Drive
- Tesla's Cheap 94-Mile Model 3 Has Cost Canadian Taxpayers $115 MillionThe Drive
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How Buying Tesla’s Model 3 Could Save Early Adopters Big Bucks
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jul 5, 2017
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By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 30, 2017
Watch Three Rare Electric Cars Do Their Thing at Goodwood
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 30, 2017
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By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 29, 2017
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By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 29, 2017
Rimac Reveals Additional Details About Richard Hammond’s Crash While Filming ‘The Grand Tour’
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 28, 2017
Watch This Porsche Cayman GT4 Almost Wreck Trying to Keep Up With a Tesla P90D
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 27, 2017
Watch This Tesla Model X Get Put Through the ‘Moose Test‘
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 25, 2017
Volkswagen Is Bringing 2 New Electric Cars to U.S., Report Says
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 26, 2017
Watch the Tesla-Beating Faraday Future FF 91 Launch at Pikes Peak
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 26, 2017
Watch RoboRace’s Fully Autonomous Racecar Lap the Berlin ePrix Circuit
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 22, 2017
Electric Car Charging Infrastructure in the US Is Thriving, Study Says
By Rob Stumpf / Published Jun 20, 2017