Volkswagen's operations in the United States include research and development, parts and vehicle processing, parts distribution centers, sales, marketing and service offices, financial service centers, and its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Video-processing algorithms will soon be powerful enough to recognize another vehicle on a collision course.

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Its customers include firms in the food service, food and beverage processing, hospitality, healthcare, government and education, and vehicle wash industries.

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If the computer programming is supple enough and the on-board processing is fast enough, engineers can now virtually nullify effects caused by vehicle height, weight, roll centers and center of mass.

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