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Ford has joined the party of bringing more digital assistants into our driving world. Much like General Motor’s partnership with IBM’s Watson, Ford will be creating in-car helpers that will be less all-encompassing, and more focused on individual problem solving.
Like a lot of things that automakers seem insistent upon injecting into our cars, Ford’s new suite of techno gadgets are nice and helpful, sure, but by and large they are things the driver should be able to accomplish for themselves, if they are at least minimally competent.
Perhaps that, in and of itself, tells us more about the state of American driver aptitude, than it does about the state of vehicular technology" ?Driver-assist technologies help us all be better drivers because they enhance our ability to see and sense the road around us,? said Scott Lindstrom, Manager, driver-assist and active safety at Ford. ?Ford?s investment in research and development is paying off by accelerating innovation to expand our portfolio of driver-assist technologies that deliver functionality and performance that customers will value.?
Of course one could also argue that if you want to “enhance our ability to see and sense the road around us,? you might try swiveling your head more and looking to see what is going on around you.
But hey, I get it. Not everyone is Fernando Alonso, and we all need a little help from time to time.
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