Hazard warning system primes research autos for 1980s safety drive
A driver awakens as a radar microprocessor in a test car halts a possible crash, part of a Transportation Department program to develop safer, more fuel efficient vehicles by the mid 1980s. Calspan and Minicars win RSV contracts worth 11.5 million to build 17 cars each for independent testing, with crash and fuel economy targets and early 1980s price estimates.
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Fuel rules eyed to aid car sales by officials
National highway safety chief Joan Claybroke told a Senate subcommittee that President Carter’s energy plan would not significantly reduce car sales. She said automakers can meet the 18 mile per gallon standard with current tech and that higher efficiency could boost sales, arguing net consumer savings would offset any small cost rise.
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