ost: ok, joann muller? guest: i think the caller is saying -- why can we not work together to drive better? i think that is where we are headed. you know. it is just that as with any business, people want to figure out how to monetize it. they know the data exists. they want to come up with an act or come up with a marketing strategy, somehow, to get people to pay more money so that they can make the company more profitable. host: rick, ohio. caller: it is the tried in the 60's and the seven's. -- 70's. hen you talk about general motors and silicon valley, they were the most advanced technological company in the world, manufacturing and engineering. 1940 the make high-speed rail. lectric rail, 60 to 70 miles er hour. they took all of the work of nasa and put it into their cars. they had a million workers. they created another 8 million jobs. talking about silicon valley, not even talking about china or ill gates. you are talking about the rise of the united states, now you're talking about silicon valley, t

so, joann muller, what does the super connected car look like? give us an example of the type of technology. guest: in fact, you are already starting to see some of this. someay have driven a car, are coming out now that have adaptive cruise control. what is different from the cruise control you may be familiar with is that a car can , slowingd distance down to keep the appropriate distance. the real potential seems to lie through sensors and other signals, which can make a car aware of its surroundings, not just other cars but the roadways, traffic signals, buildings, all of that kind of stuff, that is to keep the vehicle safe and keep the drivers say. but you also have the idea of that the digital lives of people will come into the car. this has all kinds of possibilities. it is not really about being able to check your e-mail what you're driving. what it is really about is, for instance, letting insurers know what kind of driving record you have. progressive insurance is already doing this with a little gizmo, but there are ways that she can t

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