Government is working with industry to develop the required technologies, and industry will make the choices necessary to achieve a new generation vehicle that is embraced by the marketplace and achieves the Nation's social and economic objectives. In the race for the future, the Federal government is serving as the pit crew for America's car makers. Industry is in the driver's seat, and the Federal government is providing pre-competitive technical support and infrastructure development. Only by working together can we ensure that the United States crosses the finish line ahead of our foreign competitors and takes the checkered flag in the global race to bring the next generation of fuel efficient vehicles to the world. If we take the flag, American workers will join Uncle Sam and the Big Three in the winner's circle as the market rewards the victors with high-wage jobs, economic growth, and wealth creation.
Systems analysis is one of the important approaches to model vehicle and subsystems decision making.
Each company has its own systems modeling team to guide technology decisions. In addition, there is an independent, effective analysis underway funded by the government. This analysis allows for the integration of the systems as a whole without having to overcome proprietary issues of each company. We are holding to our schedule and we have not changed our technical goals. The industry has always recognized the essential role of systems analysis in achieving vehicle and component development objectives as evidenced by a considerable and growing dedication of resources to modeling and computer analysis of vehicle designs.