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Articles in Feb, 2006 issue of Automotive Design & Production

• A different view: accepted vision sensors have a new competitor: an inexpensive silicon-based 3D vision chip
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Where's Washington?
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• GMT-900 hits the road: "gas is so expensive SUV now stands for sport utility victim."—Jay Leno
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• Toyota's other system—this one for product develpoment
  by John Cleveland
• Ford making tracs for Thailand
• Theodore on flex, fun & focus
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Hail CESAR!
• Looking at the FJ Cruiser: with its round headlights and white top , some people may find the 2007 FJ Cruiser to be, well, cute. That it may be. But it is also said to be the most capable 4X4 that Toyota is building, so it has trail cred in spades
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• "Purpose beyond reason"
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• System is built Ford tough
• Integrating electronics—now & in the future
• An Imperial process: the process—not the vehicle—may be the most important thing to come from Chrysler's annual concept car design competition
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• From Kano models to bulls-eyes: Hau Thai-Tang on product development: Ford's director of advance product creation talks about how they're developing products with a distinct focus on surprising and delighting customers
  by Gary S. Vasilash
• Transmission considerations: beyond the manual gearbox
  by William Kimberley
• When …?
  by Christopher A. Sawyer
• Capabilities up, prices down
• Overcoming negative quality stereotypes at Chrysler: paying careful attention to detail and not allowing products to proceed through development unless they're right are two of the things that Chrysler executives are taking exceedingly seriously as they w
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• GM's future in his hands?
  by Kevin M. Kelly
• The Sage Of Dearborn
• Solving problem solving: this problem-solving tool scans the world for possible solutions to not only bring new ideas to the table, but to help solve problems faster
  by Lawrence S. Gould
• Back to the future
• OnStar: 10 years after
  by Gary S. Vasilash