drive by wire and 42V

[Eric Bryant]

> From: Shannen Durphey [mailto:shannen at grolen.com]
> Subject: Re: drive by wire and 42V
> 
> 
> Eric Bryant wrote:
> >(GM doesn't bother with technological advances if
> > there's not a cost savings).
> 
> Like OBDII? R-134A? air bags? On-Star? : )

The first three were forced by government mandates.  The fourth, On-Star,
was done to move the automotive business model towards the model used by the
mobile phone industry - sell the equipment dirt-cheap, make heaps of money
on user fees.  GM didn't provide it out of the goodness of their hearts:)

Eric Bryant
mailto:bryante at ghsp.com
http://www.novagate.com/~bryante 
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