[_ea1k]

> $1.2 mm is cheap for this sort of feature, assuming that money goes to the actual implementation, standardization, homologation, and integration on the assembly line.

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it sounded like the $1.2mm went to some prototypes and a research paper.

[foooorsyth]

Well if that’s the case then it is indeed a rip off for the taxpayer.