DEARBORN, MI --- Ford Motor Co., as the final phase of its research into the cause and effects of distracted driving, is using high-tech goggles that measure the amount of time drivers take their eyes off the road to help validate in-vehicle technologies such as GPS navigation systems.
Read More →Ford will launch its exclusive MyKey teen safety technology in the summer of 2009. It allows owners to program a key that can limit the vehicle's top speed and audio volume. MyKey also encourages safety-belt usage by muting the audio system until front occupants buckle up.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – In such a situation that an occupant cannot respond, SYNC speaks to the 911 service and alerts an operator that a crash has occurred.
Read More →NEW YORK – OEMs continue to enhance existing embedded and hybrid telematics services and/or launch new ones, driving global penetration rates in new cars to 12 percent in 2010, according to ABI Research.
Read More →NEW YORK – OEMs continue to enhance existing embedded and hybrid telematics services and/or launch new ones, driving global penetration rates in new cars to 12 percent in 2010, according to ABI Research.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – The 2010 Ford Escape is adding five new features designed to improve safety, reduce driver distractions, and aid drivers by automatically parallel-parking their vehicle.
Read More →LAS VEGAS – Ford Motor Company will use TeleNav's GPS navigation software in the newest version of its in-car connectivity system, SYNC with Traffic, Directions, and Information.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford is helping to reduce potential driver distraction through ongoing research and the development of hands-free, voice-activated technologies.
Read More →DEARBORN, Mich. --- Ford has introduced an affordable, dealer-installed SYNC accessory kit that allows select 2008 Navigator and Navigator L customers to use the voice-activated communications system that works with most Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and digital media players.
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