February 4, 2000
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KINCHLOE, Michigan (CNN) -- When winter weather makes driving treacherous, newly available technology may help keep cars under control.

A General Motors innovation called the Precision Control System uses a computer and sensors built into some models to tell if the front or rear of the car is sliding.

The sensors then apply one or more brakes to get the car pointed in the direction of the front wheels.

Watch this report from a GM test track in Michigan's frigid Upper Peninsula to see it for yourself.

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