'Cool' car rules could affect radios, phones | detnews.com | The Detroit News
California's latest requirement for the auto industry -- advanced window glazing to keep vehicles cooler, A.K.A., the "Cool Car" -- could prevent drivers from making phone calls, listening to satellite radio or using garage door openers, which is exactly what happened in Japan, and why they quit using the glazing over there. CARB spokespeople say antennas will work.
Cars will have a smaller carbon footprint because they will be cooler and require less air conditioning, and people will absolutely be unable to text-while-driving. The ultimate in killing two birds with a single government-tossed stone.
California's latest requirement for the auto industry -- advanced window glazing to keep vehicles cooler, A.K.A., the "Cool Car" -- could prevent drivers from making phone calls, listening to satellite radio or using garage door openers, which is exactly what happened in Japan, and why they quit using the glazing over there. CARB spokespeople say antennas will work.
Cars will have a smaller carbon footprint because they will be cooler and require less air conditioning, and people will absolutely be unable to text-while-driving. The ultimate in killing two birds with a single government-tossed stone.