How much are import restrictions going to matter now that Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and Kia all build cars in the US already?

The only trouble with that relatively elegant design is that, if it started raining while open, it’d collect water and then douse the cabin with it when the owner goes to close it.

That’s the Yaris iA. The hatchbacks are still the same as pictured, except for mild cosmetic updates.

Uh, how about no?

I see your del sol and raise you a Toyota Soarer Aerocabin

You’ll get no argument from me about Roger B. Smith’s short-sightedness and incompetence. His solution to this “Chevy engine in an Oldsmobile” issue?

Looks like a 5-door hatch to me. But with a thicker waist.

$5.5m is “busted hard”? That’s less than $15m today, which is a rounding error compared to what igntiongate and dieselgate cost.

How is this any more boring than advertising Apple Car Play?

Well, if you want to talk about how those features prevent accidents (which is the question you asked), assuming they’re on the cars involved is kind of essential to the discussion.

1. Auto-brake won’t stop you in an intersection if someone is about to T-bone you.

You mean, other than stopping you from T-boning or hitting someone head-on?

Yeah, Ford didn’t bother to reshape the 2-door Tempo and Topaz along with the sedans in 1988. They stuck with the same roof and rear fenders for 11 whole model years.

Yup. Rollovers account for about 30% of all American traffic fatalities. About 12,000 deaths in 2016 alone. 47% of light truck fatalities are rollovers, while 22% are passenger cars.

If I’m a passenger with said libertarian who goes unbelted due to personal choice, does Ayn Rand’s ghost keep their unsecured body from cracking into and injuring mine in an accident?

Nope. It’s not.

The electronics, sure. But the increased impact and roof crush standards will still be saving lives in 11 years.

That’s fair. There just evidently needs to be better oversight and accountability by someone with authority.

Daimler is what went wrong.

From rest, you can’t. In motion, you can.