And theres no reason why the auto makers covered by this notice should not be required to take the same kind. I think it is absolutely imperative in view of the fear that has gripped the public by virtue of what has already been said and what will be stated in in hearing today that a loaner or rental car would be provided for someone if they cannot get their replacement of their defective airbag on the recall list done immediately. The owners should have a right to expect that the cars that they drive are as safe as possible. So thats going to be what were going to be facing in the next immediate future, as we dig into the question of what in fact is the problem. Ive written to secretary fox urging him to impose Civil Penalties up to the full extent of his law on any company that refuses to provide drivers with an alternative form of transportation. If theyre going to have to wait to have their car repaired. The American People have a right to know about the story behind this airbag re
Chevy, its volt . Lets go to apple. M. I. T. s john leonard. You see technology for doing very precise localization in mapping. Some of the sort of parts of this whats involved in the google car. So its a different sort of set of techniques and skills than sort of the traditional detroit auto making industry. Tim higgins, i love i didnt think about this but then i saw it. Oh, yeah. Tim higgins came from detroit. You come here to cover apple. What are the similarities between these companies . For one thing apple is a Global Company with a lot of cash. Costs, about 1 billion for a new car to be created. It costs 1 billion to build a new car . Generally speaking. Its an expensive timeconsuming process. So apple has a lot of money, 178 billion. So not short of cash. Theyve got Global Operations used to doing supply Chain Management around the world, used to doing industrial design. Used to dealing with retail network. So they have a lot of things in place. That said, designing and buildin
Coasttocoast trip. We thought it was time to put a road trip together the mother of all road tests. Gerri are consumers ready to give up control of their cars . All that on the willis report where consumers are our business. The family of a 4yearold georgia boy has been awarded 150 million after a jury found chrysler guilty in his horrific death. Remington walden thats his picture right there. Riding in the back of the familys 199 9 Jeep Grand Cherokee when the car was involved in a rear end crash causing the fuel tank to leak and burst into flames. Joining me shaun cane and plaintiff attorney bob hilliard. Welcome to you both. Sean, im going to start with you im no engineer seems to me putting the gas tank near the rear axle not a great design. Tell me how you analyze this design . Good . Bad . Is it leading to accidents . Clearly putting a tank that close to the crush zone is a big problem and a known problem. Obviously go back to the pinto and before the pinto it was a bad idea. Fac
Coasttocoast trip. We thought it was time to put a road trip together the mother of all road tests. Gerri are consumers ready to give up control of their cars . All that on the willis report where consumers are our business. The family of a 4yearold georgia boy has been awarded 150 million after a jury found chrysler guilty in his horrific death. Remington walden thats his picture right there. Riding in the back of the familys 199 9 Jeep Grand Cherokee when the car was involved in a rear end crash causing the fuel tank to leak and burst into flames. Joining me shaun cane and plaintiff attorney bob hilliard. Welcome to you both. Sean, im going to start with you im no engineer seems to me putting the gas tank near the rear axle not a great design. Tell me how you analyze this design . Good . Bad . Is it leading to accidents . Clearly putting a tank that close to the crush zone is a big problem and a known problem. Obviously go back to the pinto and before the pinto it was a bad idea. Fac
Should toyota worry . Chevy, its volt . Lets go to apple. M. I. T. s john leonard. You see technology for doing very precise localization in mapping. Some of the sort of parts of this whats involved in the google car. So its a different sort of set of techniques and skills than sort of the traditional detroit auto making industry. Tim higgins, i love i didnt think about this but then i saw it. Oh, yeah. Tim higgins came from detroit. You covered the automakers and you come here to cover apple. What are the similarities between these companies . For one thing apple is a Global Company with a lot of cash. Costs, about 1 billion for a new car to be created. It costs 1 billion to build a new car . Generally speaking. Its an expensive, timeconsuming process. So apple has a lot of money, 178 billion. So not short of cash. Theyve got Global Operations used to doing supply Chain Management around the world, used to doing industrial design. Used to dealing with retail network. So they have a lo