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Suppliers such as the Dana Corporation
today supply complete assemblies, not just bits and pieces.
General Motors, in association with Microsoft, has
shown an experimental 1999 Saab with an onboard PC.
The Jaguar XK8 is one of several cars that allows
the driver to choose between shifting gears automatically or manually.
Delphi Automotive Systems has designed a vehicle
with advanced onboard information, entertainment and convenience technologies.
Cadillac DeVille Concours owners can order a
special seat that reduces driving fatigue with an automatic back-massage feature.
When activated, Cadillac's massaging seat will
electronically manipulate the driver's lower lumbar region for 10 minutes.
Chrysler and other companies are researching new
power sources like the hydrogen fuel cell.
Toyota has put its hybrid electric/gasoline-powered
Prius on sale in Japan.
Volvo's new S80 includes what the company calls a
"smog-eating" radiator.
This BMW 323i is manufactured using methods and
materials that will someday allow the car to be easily recycled.
The 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a powerful V-8
engine that benefits from precise machining.
This machining system at Chrysler's Mack Avenue
Engine Plant in Detroit can hold tolerances as minute as one-sixth the width of a human
hair.
The 1999 Buick Park Avenue Ultra has a supercharged
V-6 engine that's as powerful as some V-8s.
The supercharged Buick 3800 series V-6 produces 240
horsepower and also saves weight.
Chrysler's Composite Concept Vehicle is made with
the same technology that creates plastic soft-drink bottles.
The Robert Bosch Corporation's Electronic Stability
Program (ESP) automatically helps a vehicle correct for skid situations.
The yaw rate sensor is the heart of the Electronic
Stability Program (ESP). The sensor's measuring element will go through a heat aging
process to ensure operational stability.
Using improvements in seat design, General Motors,
Volvo and other manufacturers have made forward strides in reducing whiplash injuries.
General Motors will offer an infrared night-vision
system on some of its year 2000 models.
Modern pickup trucks, such as this GMC Sierra,
benefit from ergonomic engineering that optimally locates controls and instruments.
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