To the "thread,"
I spoke to Don Townsend today, and he clearly indicated that SMU continues to have conversations with Ford and all the other major car companies, as well as all of the first tier suppliers.
He believes, as we do, that the publicity regarding side-impact, the late but soon to be announced Standard 201 testing requirements from NHTSA, and the acknowledgement by both Ford and General Motors that head protection is necessary are all in confluence moving the industry toward ITS.
I agree. And, my "seat of the pants" judgement tells me that now with the public relations effort underway by the Big Three, it is just a very short matter of time until one of them signs a contract with Simula.
The marketing benefits would be enormous for the first domestic company that shows the auto riding public that it is concerned about new, safety improving technologies.
Simula fans...we are on a roll.
Have a good day. |
