California Cool Cars Block the Sun, Cellphones and GPS
The metal oxide coating California’s “Cool Cars” regulation mandates for car windows starting in 2010 doesn’t just reflect sunlight—it also bounces the signals for cellphones, GPS navigators and, um, parolees’ ankle bracelets, making reception noticeably crappier.Updated. Which, I suppose, is one way to kill two birds with a single government-tossed stone: people won’t be texting…
