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So fast they had to slide it down to a still zippy 45 miles an hour. henry was involved in every aspect from the design to the construction to yes, the testing. or crash testing. and he had first built an 80 foot mock-up in texas earlier this year. the rafts launching into orbit again and again. but there are human crash test dummies and henry is their chief. as challenging as the ride is, so was the construction. like a classic lego set with pieces that had to fit with laser like perfection. it didn't always happen. how much over budget and how late? >> we were way over budget. >> reporter: s...

There's positive news for general motors. two suv models are called the top in their class after the latest round of mid sized suv crash testing. they both received the highest grade from the insurance institute from highway safety. the auto maker is leading the way when it comes to mid sized suv safety. the honda pilot received the worst score out of the nine tested vehicles. we want to talk about our twitter topic today. this is about golf digest. they're causing a con tro vtrov talk over this. she is not a pro golfer. is is this good for female golfers or just good for the magazine? tweet u...

♪ >> good morning. thank you for watching "fox & friends first" going way back to begin your day. we hope your day is starting out great. you probably heard of black boxes on planes but did you know there might be one in your car. as doug mcelway explains it could be a good and bad thing. >> the automobile has been a metaphor for american independence and freedom. some fear this little device will change all of that. the national highway traffic association has issued a proposed rule all cars be equipped with a black box. 96 percent of the new cars already have them measuring inputs like spe...

Sit-ins to avoid bloodshed. back in this country, most everyone is familiar with the term black box. the data recorder officials try to access after a plane crashes. you may not even know it, but the newer your car is, the more likely you have one in there. doug mcelway tells us whether that's good or bad all depends on who you talk to. >> magnificent motors. >> reporter: the automobile has been a metaphor for american independence and freedom. some fear this little device will change all that. the national highway traffic safety administration issued a proposed rule all cars be equipped wit...

Example of the governments and companies having too much access to our private lives. doug mckelway with the news from washington. what kind of information do these black boxes retain? >> well, shep, the good news is they don't retain voices, the cockpit trans missions or passenger compartment transmissions or how many times you reach for your big gulp or your latte. they do retain speed information, gas and brake pedal inputs. lateral accelerations. steering turns and stuff like that. one expert says the data from one day of crashes from the united states is more than you can get from a year ...