Detroit '88: Driver-friendly innovations: Car handling, riding comfort, and safety improve with systems that act automatically rather than wait for driver input

Electronic systems that improve car handling, riding comfort, and safety are discussed. These include suspension systems that adjust to driving conditions; air bags; a driver information system that tells the driver when to change the oil, calculates instantaneous and average figures for fuel economy and fuel range, distance to destination, estimated time of arrival, the elapsed time, and average speed; multiplexing; and onboard diagnostics.