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Toyota can't fix your heart, but the Japanese carmaker is developing technology to steer your car if your heart stops.
(Gizmodo) Cars have already come such a long way since the Model-T days, but if you think Google's driverless cars were fancy, wait until you hear about Toyota's heart attack-detecting sensors, that will steer a car if you lose control.
Read more on Toyota's heart attack technology.
This should keep the kids busy in the back seats. No more "Are we there yet?"
MSNBC has an interesting interview with SpaceX founder Elon Musk on the heels of the company's groundbreaking of its newest launchpad at Vandenberg.
(MSNBC) Musk: "But the absolute goal of SpaceX is to develop the technologies to make life multiplanetary, which means being able to transport huge volumes of people and cargo to Mars. So we'll do whatever is necessary to achieve that goal."
Read more on SpaceX.
Good news for Honda.
(AutoWeek) Honda Civic GX drivers in California are smiling this week as they continue to have access to the high-occupancy-vehicle lane, even with just one person in the car. Even though one-occupant hybrid cars have lost access to the carpool lane, natural-gas-powered vehicles get to use it for another four years.
Read more on the Honda GX.
Of course, Torrance is home to a large Exxon Mobil refinery, which is not involved in this controoversy. This story originates in Indonesia, but the world is so small now that an event or cause on the other side of the world can be felt here. Don't forget that last month's Greenpeace stunt at Mattel's El Segundo headquarters was inspired by the destruction of the Indonesian rain forest.
(AP) WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court has revived claims that Exxon Mobil Corp. should be held accountable in U.S. courts for human rights abuses allegedly committed by Indonesian troops guarding an Exxon natural gas facility.A panel of the federal appeals court in Washington ruled 2-1 Friday in favor of Indonesian villagers in Aceh province who want to sue the energy giant. The case is based on an 18th century law that is increasingly being used to sue corporations for alleged human rights abuses overseas.
The court rejected Exxon's argument that corporations may not be sued under the Alien Tort Statute. Last year, in a case against Royal Dutch Shell, another panel of federal appellate judges in New York said the law does not apply to corporations.
CEO pay rose 23 percent last year. I guess the moral of this news is that we should all strive to become a CEO.
(ABC News) The report found that the chief executive of DirecTV was paid $33 million last year. The head of Occidental Petroleum was paid $76 million. Viacom's chief topped all CEOs at $84.5 million, after signing a new long-term contract that included one-time stock awards.In comparison, the average American worker made $752 a week in late 2010, according to the New York Times, up only 0.5 percent from a year earlier.
Read more on executive pay.
Despite being hurt badly by the earthquake/tsunami and massive recalls, Toyota keeps moving forward.
(allcarselectric.com) It's official: next year Toyota will launch not one, but three plug-in vehicles.Announced at Toyota's Annual National Dealer meeting in Las Vegas the Japanese automaker will bring one plug-in hybrid and two pure electric vehicles to the U.S. market by the end of 2012.
Read more on Toyota's plug-in plans.
