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...electronics and semiconductor technology that make cars cheaper, safer and easier to drive. Japanese manufacturers are using computers on a chip to improve fuel economy, monitor the engine and even make a new electronically controlled transmission operate smoothly. Three separate companies exhibited an electronic map display mounted on the dashboard that points out the car's destination, gives instructions on the best route to follow and notes the progress of the trip...
Toyota showed the shape of things to come in Japanese cars. Whenever a different driver enters the automobile, he inserts a plastic card in the dashboard that adjusts the seats, air conditioning and mirror to his specific desires. Shock absorbers automatically regulate the car's suspension to accommodate the number of passengers. Once the car is under way, a radar-activated cruise-control senses vehicles ahead and applies the brakes when necessary. In addition, an ultrasonic system warns the driver of any obstructions up to ten feet behind the vehicle. If it starts to rain, electronic windshield wipers adjust...
...that point the sting got stung. "Put your hands on the dashboard," ordered Walsh. "You're under arrest for attempted bribery." The FBI arrived to find five Bridgeport detectives and a Walsh-invited press contingent who were busily comparing Marra's electronic devices with their own. They had been listening over Walsh's identical body mike from across the street. The Feds demanded Marra, the bug and the cash. "I politely told them where to go," says Walsh. Marra went to jail. An embarrassed FBI was left muttering darkly about investigating who tipped off Walsh. "I smelled...
...they did revoke some classic examples of costly and questionable bureaucratic rulemaking. For example, the introduction of airbags or automatic seat belts, which was to have been started with some 1982 full-size models, has been put off for at least a year. The requirement to equip cars with dashboard gauges that tell drivers when their tires are underinflated was eliminated. The Reagan Administration also modified the regulation requiring bumpers to withstand crashes at speeds of up to 5 m.p.h. without a dent...
...become senior correspondent in Europe, picked up a memento of the West's vast distances during his many long days reporting the story: a $5 speeding ticket in Montana. The friendly patrolman told him, "If you want to drive fast, just keep $5 on your dashboard. We don't take checks...