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Saturn was General Motors’ attempt at competing head-on with the Japanese, especially after Toyota and Honda opened factories in the US. They did not survive the Global Financial Crisis when General Motors collapsed and was reborn.
The Chicagoan Sports Car was a fibreglass bodied 3 seater sitting on a ladder chassis. It was also known as the Triplex Lightning and the Ketcham car. Built by Triplex, it was an early user of plastics for construction.
Self-driving and autonomous cars need more testing on enclosed tracks before being allowed into the real world. There are too many accidents and every one will change people’s perceptions of the safety of these vehicles.