This Just In: New on the Net

Last night, Morgan Freeman was seriously injured after his car went off the road and flipped somewhere in Mississippi. He was lucid and joking when rescuers arrived, but the hospital has him listed in critical condition. Hopefully he makes a quick recovery—there doesn’t need to be any more tragedy associated with the Dark Knight. Anyway, here’s the news:

• Want to know how topsy-turvy the US automotive industry is? The General and Ford are actually talking about joint engine development. What’s next, Coke and Pepsi coming together to make some kind of super-cola? Detroit News
• It really seems like the nannies over at Nissan have way, way, too much time on their hands. Seriously, do we really need a gas pedal that pushes back because it thinks we’re accelerating too fast? Lame, lame, lame. Automotive News
• If you can’t manage to get your hands on an actual GT-R, then you might want to check out this toy version from Takara. Sure, it won’t let you turn wicked times at your local track—but it will turn into a robot. Let’s see the real Godzilla do that! CarScoop
• Think Jay Leno has a lot of rides? Well, he’s got nothing on good old Uncle Sam, who owns 642,233 cars. The cost of operating all that iron adds up to 3.4 billion bucks, but when you think about it, that number makes sense. After all, the 15,000 mile service on a Ferrari is just stupid expensive. Freep