George’s Blog Space.com takes a broad look at smart and safe automotive electronics.

In fact, on average automobile manufacturers spend $2000 on electronic systems for every vehicle that comes off the line — in incredible increase from the $110-per-car budget of the early 1970s. This huge increase in spending is reflected in everything from engine performance to entertainment systems, security features to safety devices. Every component of the vehicle works together to provide automobiles that perform better, are more comfortable, and ultimately safer to drive.

It’s a high level look at a handful of technologies from safety devices to fuel efficiency (and he manages to work in an Apollo 11 reference).  Click through for the full article.

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