Yes I have read that before, the question was if required on all new vehicles (Its not)! The article also refers to the ford explorer and firestone problem, I stress this, no sensor can sense that a tire which is inflated fully is about to blow out! Like I said these thing are crapp (I lost a family member to this, and can state for fact, the tires blew out, nothing a sensor could do about faulty manufacturing) Its a product that influences the mark up in new vehicles and will only continue to rise more due to manufactures trying to make these sensors better than another, just to make the margin of profit greater.
Its a chance we all take with every tire purchase, is this a good product or not to place on my vehicle. It maybe but, we don't know when another firestone incident will happen, until its to late.
Does your sensors work?