In our November issue, we have a feature running on Flexray, the advanced network protocol for cars. The Germans, namely Benz and BMW, will adopt it first in high end models. Interesting that the Flexray folks won't talk about the technology in any depth, nor will the car companies. In my November column, I interviewed my Mercedes mechanic (Before you say "Dodge is rich guy," mine is a 1999 E320 with 160k miles on it) and he related to me tales of how the car companies and sanctioned dealers make his life increasingly difficult when it comes to dissimenating information. He gets some "bits and pieces" about Flexray, but being an independent repair shop, he's at the end of the information food chain.