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Nissan introduced an NX-21 model, which it calls the car for the "1990s and the beginning of the 21st century." The sleek sedan has a ceramic gas-turbine engine that is controlled by optical fibers rather than wiring. Nissan's Research Vehicle II, whose wheels, windshield and windows are all made of plastic, runs on methanol fuel that is stored in a plastic tank. The car's automatic cruise control measures the distance to the vehicle in front by radar and microwave, warns the driver if the car gets too close and decelerates if the person fails...
Toyota showed several new models, including the SV-3, its first sports car since the 2000 GT in 1967. The company's FX1 car has glassed-in roof pillars and windshield wipers hidden under a sliding shutter. The doors tilt and glide out. It also has a voice-command system similar to Nissan's. At low speeds, half the engine shuts down to conserve fuel. Toyota was also showing off the TAC3, a sporty, four-wheel-drive car in which the driver sits in the middle, with passengers behind...
...Wipers that sense rain on the windshield and also adjust their speed automatically to heavier or lighter rain...
...divers resumed yesterday morning and the cabin cruiser's windshield broke the surface around 11:30 a.m. Shortly after noon, the boat was lifted by crane to a nearby floating dry dock...
...flipped over and the driver, Heacock, was pinned in the car by a fire hydrant which went through the windshield, the officer said...