Automakers

IN THE CAR: Satellite TV in cars: It's not just kid stuff

Sirius Backseat TV streams shows for the under-14 set from Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network and the Disney Channel into the top-of-the-line 2008 Chrysler Town & Country, above, and Dodge Grand Caravan. Other Chrysler models will follow.
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By:
Tim Moran
October 29, 2007 05:00 AM

Did you ever have to wrestle a squirmy kid into a car's child seat? Large automotive electronics companies faced a similar, but even bigger, challenge. It took a lot of technology to get TV characters Hannah Montana, the Powerpuff Girls and Dora the Explorer into the rear seats of Chrysler LLC's new minivans.

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