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Detroit: Don’t Drive While Using Your Gadgets—Use Our Gadgets Instead!

Distracted driving caused 5,474 deaths in 2009—with 995 linked to cell phones. So why is Big Auto packing new models with blinky-screen “infotainment systems” that let you Facebook, Tweet, etc. while driving?

Top Ford exec: “The biggest turnoff to a twentysomething consumer is to put their life on hold when they sit in a car.” Can’t live with it, can’t live without it.

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