Fenelon also knew about the bittersweet tale of Robert Kearns, the inventor, in 1967, of intermittent windshield wipers.

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There was so much liquid coming out of the dual exhausts I had to run my windshield wipers.

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Cars are swarms onto themselves with sensors that will safely park your car or start windshield wipers at the right speed.

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Elliot started the engine, turned on the headlights and the windshield wipers.

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Now available from the Swedish company General Motors bought in 1990: a saucy new Saab 9-3 sedan with rain-sensitive windshield wipers and cornering brake control.

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Most recently he vetoed the design of the windshield wipers.

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For example, a company accused of participating in a cartel in the market for windshield wipers would face a lower fine if it acknowledged it was part of a cartel involving another product, such as floor mats.

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Consumer Reports vehicle testers, who are in and out of a variety of vehicles during a year, would sometimes accidentally shift cars into neutral when they intended to turn on the windshield wipers because they mistook downsized shift levers for wiper-control stalks, Mr. Fisher says.

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