All the critical systems in a modern car -- engine, transmission, brakes, stability controls -- are linked to a single electronic system called the Controller Area Networkbus, or CAN bus.
An ambitious plan to create a network of dedicated bus lanes of equal size to the 175km metro system is behind schedule (though its second route opened this month).
The MTA operates New York City's subway and bussystem as well as an extensive regional transit network stretching into the suburbs, including the Metro-North and Long Island Rail Roads and the Staten Island Railway.