Automobiles becoming surrogate homes for Americans
Automakers are starting to build vehicles with the idea that people are spending more and more time in their automobiles. A major trend among manufacturers at Detroit's North American International Auto Show was creating vehicles that are like rolling houses -- not necessarily in their size, but in their amenities. Clark and his executive producer Christa both have Honda Odysseys that are 4 years apart. It's instructive to see how much has changed in such a short period of time. Christa's newer Odyssey has multiple outlets for video players, tons of cup holders, fancy pop-down wireless video screens and seats that fold down very easily. Some vehicles are even being built with power inverters for laptops, and Sirius satellite radio is offering TV channels so you don't have to carry around DVDs for your kids. It's like cars are becoming a destination instead of a means to reach a destination.
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