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MILFORD, Mich. — General Motors says that before the end of the decade it will begin selling cars that can almost drive themselves. GM said a system, called “Super Cruise” will use radar and a camera to steer cars, keeping them between the lane lines. The radar also will keep cars a safe distance from cars head of them.
GM and other automakers already offer radar-guided cruise control systems that keep their cars safely behind other traffic. They also have systems that warn drivers if they're drifting out of lanes. But until recently, GM says engineers haven't been able to steer with computers.
The GM system uses computers to control electric power steering, keeping the car in its lane. The company says such a car could be on the road in as little as six years.
NEW YORK — Fast-food customers in search of burgers and fries might run into striking workers instead. Organizers say thousands of fast-food workers are set to stage walkouts in dozens of cities around the country today, part of a push to get chains such as McDonald's, Taco Bell and Wendy's to hike wages.It's expected be the largest nationwide strike by fast-food workers, according to organizers. The biggest effort so far was over the summer when about 2,200 of the nation's millions of fast-food workers staged a one-day strike in seven cities.Workers say they want $15 an hour, which would be about $31,000 a year. That's more than double the federal minimum wage, which many fast food workers make, of $7.25 an hour, or $15,000 a year.
