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Allows for automatic braking should there will any sort of train to train collision possible or excessive speed or misaligned track. all of that is supposed to have been avoided with positive train control. it's going to be a high priority for everybody involved. >> was this upgrading of old track and what kind of equipment? they don't go as fast as they could go. you know better than anyone because the track is so old. how new is this track and how new is the equipment. is it canadian made. >> to be honest, i don't have

Working on the science for 40 years. >> all of the people from the information technology industry are trying to figure out how do they do this in a way they can make money but that they don't have to get into domains they don't understand well. >> there are many cars on the road that have such things as automatic braking, adaptive cruise control and automatic lane keeping. >> there are lots of people doing research and development to try to get to higher levels of automation and that will come along gradually. >> there are already more than 30 companies from cooper to google and gm to mercede...

Right now because the engineer says he doesn't remember. the question is, is it possible when the brick or whatever it was hit amtrak 188, did it so rattle the engineer that he lost situational awareness? he forgot he was supposed to start slowing down because the train at that point was speeding up? keep in mind, that engineer was only on that stretch of these tracks for three weeks. that's it. they had been having problem with rock throwers on this stretch of the track for more than 100 years. teddy roosevelt's train was hit by an iron plum in 1905. the federal railroad administration ordere...

With automatic braking by 15%. >> the fact they have got this advanced front crash prevention system, this is a very safe choice for people. >> reporter: other recommendations, look for adaptive headlights that swivel as you turn the corner, reducing accidents by 10%. electronic stability control that manages wheel slippage and if you drive a convertible make sure it has a pop up roll bar in case of rollover. >> cars are getting safer. we are seeing a reduction in crashes. >> a reduction in fatalities over the last five years as cars have been strengthened corner to corner to pass the widest r...

They will not add cameras as a rule but as a recommended feature in new cars. take a look at the stats. every year 210 americans are killed in this type of car accident half of them children. 16,000 others are injured. the auto industry says more than half of new cars have some kind of backup detection along with the car beeping when you get close to an object. some have automatic braking systems those stop the car without the drivea¢x ever hitti the brakes. >> thanks so much anna. coming up next, call him dr. macguyver. how he saved someone's life using a pen and a pocket knife. >> talk abou...