2012 Automotive Technology of the Year Award

David has been in charge of the editorial content of AOL Autos and Autoblog since joining the company in March 2011. Prior, David was marketing editor and senior correspondent for BusinssWeek and Detroit Bureau Chief for USA Today. Not a tech geek at all, David says, "I evaluate in-vehicle technology based on whether it works, and whether it adds to the driving experience. "Even some of the satellite radio interfaces don't make sense, and that makes me crazy," says Kiley. David is also the author of two books: Getting The Bugs Out; The Rise, Fall and Comeback of Volkswagen in America; and Driven: Inside BMW, The Most Admired Car Company in the World."

John Neff joined the Autoblog team in 2004 and soon after became its part-time lead editor. Following the purchase of Weblogs, Inc. by AOL in 2005, Neff became the Editor-in-Chief of Autoblog and has since guided the site to become one the largest automotive news outlets on the internet. Before that he was Editor-in-Chief of the nationally distributed magazine Speed, Style & Sound that covered the privately owned custom car scene.

Shelby Fix, the Teen Car Coach®, is the daughter of Lauren Fix-The Car Coach®, a nationally recognized automotive expert in car care, repair, safety issues, buying and selling new and used cars and trucks, and driving skills.

Shelby is a spokesperson for Midas Automotive and past spokesperson for the Skip Barber Driving School-New Driver Program. She is co-writing a book with her mother for new drivers. As a new driver who has been involved in go-karting and professional racing with her family her whole life, Shelby is the perfect “go-to” girl for teens to get their information and knowledge. She has contributed her talents about cars to CNN International, Fox News, YNN, Channel One News, radio, television and web content.

She inherited her love of all things automotive from her mother and father, who own a manufacturing business as well as restoring and racing cars. Shelby has been involved with the process since she was a child. She has been advising other teen drivers for almost all her life. Shelby Fix has an amazing “trust” and “credibility” connection with teen viewers everywhere.

Adam Morath is the creator of TRANSLOGIC, an award-winning transportation technology video series and blog featured on AOL Autos. Before joining AOL Adam created car videos and photography for Winding Road Magazine, an online publication then run by the Dean of automotive journalism, the late David E. Davis, Jr. Adam is a native metro-Detroiter, residing in historic Grosse Pointe Park, Mi., with his wife, Natalie, and their dog.

Michael Zak is the Consumer Editor for AOL Autos. A native of metro-Detroit and currently an Angelino, Michael has been a long-time follower of the auto industry and thinks there is very little in life that can beat the feeling of a sporty drive along a windy canyon road. Areas of interest for him include general car shopping and new car deals, as well as green and hybrid engineering, automotive technology, performance vehicles and automotive history.

Equally comfortable working with a set of wrenches or a laptop computer, Jeremy Korzeniewski grew up restoring classic cars in the family barn with his father and programming video games on the family's home computer. Also an avid motorcyclist, Jeremy has contributed his unique blend of insight into both the automotive and motorcycle segments on Autoblog and AutoblogGreen since joining the team in 2006.

A loyal devotee of all things automotive, Zach Bowman joined the Autoblog team in 2009. He splits his time between renovating the family home and wrenching on a fleet of vehicles that ranges from a Subaru Forester XT to an International Scout Terra. When skies are blue, expect to find him tracing the hollows and ridges of the East Tennessee countryside on a vintage Kawasaki.