Kudos to them! They just did their research and acted on it. (At least that's how it appears). That's how it should be. At many companies, the people doing

Kudos to them! They just did their research and acted on it. (At least that's how it appears). That's how it should be. At many companies, the people doing that kind of research would be people who no one really listens to. They would do the research. Then PHB-type characters would enter the scene. And if research yields recommendations that would steer the company away from the safety of the herd (of automakers, in that case), then the research would be cancelled and the recommendations ignored.