Car makers were vehemently opposed to seatbelt requirements, and actually sent women after Ralph Nader in an attempt to discredit him when he was advocating for

Car makers were vehemently opposed to seatbelt requirements, and actually sent women after Ralph Nader in an attempt to discredit him when he was advocating for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed#Industry_response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed#Industry_r... Auto makers are also far less vulnerable to being unseated by startups than tech companies, due to the capital intensive nature of their business and the maturity of their market.