DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CORP., Troy, Mich., an auto parts maker, said it would work with Ericsson, Stockholm, the cellular telephone maker, to build systems that would give vehicles Internet access and other communications options.
For its part, the engine-maker said it would work with Qantas to identify what went wrong.
Last year, Delphi, the auto component maker, said it would work with WiTricity to create a charging system for E.V.'s that would not require plugs or cables.
BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, Europe's largest chemical maker, said it would work with Dow Chemical, Midland, Mich., to develop technology for making propylene oxide, which is used in polyurethane, synthetic lubricants and fireproofing.
This month, the music industry and computer and software makers signaled that they would work together to find better technical means of stamping out illegal copying.
Best Buy failed to convince PC makers that this plan would work.
Still, Dr. Goldman said that using QALYs would work only if policy makers use them as guides and do not make decisions on the basis of efficiency.
A wine maker's flask with an air lock would work well for this.
South Africa said it would work with up to four drug makers, and most people expect those partners to be generic manufacturers.
Instead, the drugs' makers performed studies in adults and then simply assumed that they would work in children.
