The Future of the Car

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Mon 2 May 2005 14:42
The Future of the Car - Douglas
Stuck at home with a bad back today but gave me the chance to listen to You and Yours on Radio 4. Fascinating and well informed discussion on the future of the car featuring James May, a rep from the SMMT and others. To listen again go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/ and click the listen again button.

Douglas
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Wed 4 May 2005 22:43
The Future of the Car - J Bonington Jagworth
I think I caught some of that - scary stuff about engine management linked to GPS and knowledge of speed limit boundaries. I'm not too sure I want my car overriding my instructions while I'm trying to complete a manoeuvre that happens to extend into a 30-limit...
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Fri 6 May 2005 22:14
The Future of the Car - J Bonington Jagworth
On reflection, disconnecting (or shielding) the aerial should do the trick. The system can't be made to kill the engine on loss of signal, after all...
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