if we’re lucky, the new year will feature more corporate repositioning with regards to environmental footprints. one company making a statement is hyundai. their new equus model comes with a slick apple ipad app to replace the traditional owner’s manual. i’ve been wondering why more carmakers haven’t pursued this to date, especially when you consider just how ineffective and fiscally irresponsible paper manuals can be. a toast to challenger brands like hyundai for pushing the envelope and their more established competition to be more innovative.