Automatic Brakes for Government Cars

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2009/07/automatic-brakes-for-government-cars

Now that the federal government has poured $66 billion into General Motors and its suppliers and affiliates, $11.5 billion into Chrysler and its suppliers and financing affiliate, and $5.9 billion into Ford, the automaker that supposedly didn't need a bailout, it is starting to wield its influence. We've already taken note of the new fuel economy standards; the latest proposal, the Detroit News reports, is a plan to require cars to "warn drivers when they are leaving a lane" and also to "automatically brake ahead of an impending crash."

by Editor  |  Jul 2, 2009 at 7:39 am Related Topics:  Auto Industry receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list