Last week I did a search in Lycos on the subject of car trips. I found several good articles and I discussed one for my team report last week. This week I?d like to present the other article.
The title of the article is:
The article is relevant to our topic of car culture activities because purchasing a new car is an activity we all do. Buying a new car is significant to traffic psychology because it can affect the way we drive.
The majority of us take caution and pay extremely close attention to the way we drive when we obtain a new car. We don?t want to risk damaging our new ?toy? right away, we want to keep it looking and running good for as long as we can.
This article is very interesting because it shows how a couple in the future, Jim and Rhonda, go
about buying a new car in the future. Instead of having to travel from car lot to car lot, dealing with
salesmen, mostly everything they need to do is done by computer. The only time they need to get out of
their house is when they want to test drive the car. Here is a little excerpt from the article:
The couple now decides to take a look at the candidate cars - the automobile manufacturer?s computer server allows them to see a video of the cars as well as make selections to view different colors, interiors, upholstery, and other options. The interactive display allows them to select options such as engine size, sound system, rear passenger air bags, and customized climate controls, while at the same time showing the estimated cost for these options and the impact on fuel consumption. This computer service actually allows the couple to custom design their car.?
According to the article much of the technology described is this example of electronic commerce is available today. It won?t be long before everyone starts shopping for a new car in this manner.
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