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For car buyers, this means more competition on everything from styling to technology. In the “Big Three” world, one company would have set the trend for others to follow. But in the “Medium Six” world, GM and Toyota are pushing hybrids while Nissan is taking a different road: developing all-electric cars that won’t use gasoline at all. Ford, meanwhile, is marketing its electronic technology, ranging from its “Sync” system that allows voice-activated audio controls to forward-looking radar that keeps your car a preset distance from the car in front. Gentlemen, start your iPhones.
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Detroit Auto Show Reveals New Cars, Industry
Innovation in auto’s between “green” technology and things like Microsoft/Ford Synch are really going to be fun to watch over the next few years. The one somewhat disappointing part about automotive innovation is that because of enormous amounts of regulatory control in the US, the guy in the garage is not free to innovate like we are in the tech world.
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