(Cars.com)
With a
federal survey
released last December suggesting that half of all drivers in their early 20s send texts or emails while driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Thursday
pledged $2.4 million
in federal support for pilot programs in California and Delaware to end
distracted driving
. LaHood also unveiled a strategy dubbed the "Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving," whose tenants include calling on the remaining 11 states without distracted-driving laws to get on board and asking the auto industry to adopt more guidelines to curb driver distraction. This comes after a
Massachusetts teen
was convicted of homicide as a result of texting while driving.
In other news:
GM North America President Mark Reuss acknowledges Ford has "done a great job with EcoBoost" in its F-150 pickup , but he said turbochargers aren't "a huge priority" for the next-gen Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra , Automotive News reports . Instead, the trucks will likely pursue better gas mileage through direct-injection V-8s and eight-speed automatics.
Verizon Wireless is working with Toyota, Honda, BMW and Hyundai-Kia to develop features that require internet connectivity through a new wireless standard that should enable faster connections, Bloomberg News reports .
Until 2009, Audi built three-fourths of its cars in Germany. That will fall to 45% in 2017 on new capacity in Mexico, China and Hungary — something that will test the brand's ability to maintain quality, Bloomberg News reports .
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