MyFord



== MyFord Touch Creates "Infotainment" ==

by Amanda G. Bruns
//MyFord Touch is a touchscreen interface that gives drivers the ability to use [|Twitter], stream online radio and search the internet from behind the wheel of their car.//

==MyFord Touch Features == Ford has released a contemporary new motoring interface called 'MyFord Touch'' at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In addition to the Twitter, radio, and internet entertainment controls, the driver also has the ability to access the following features: MyFord was co-developed with Microsoft and will be initially supplied to vehicles in the USA. However, if the demand for in-car internet is high, it will only be a matter of time before the technology of MyFord touch navigates elsewhere. 
 * operate the car's telephone
 * control the vehicle temperature
 * manage satellite navigation

MyFord Touch Concerns
Although Ford insists that all the online features offered with MyFord will be voice activated and hands-free, a main concern of the [|Institute of Advanced Motorists] is the driver's ability to maintain focus on the road. The IAM chief examiner states " If It is not acceptable to read a novel while driving, how can it be acceptable to read a multimedia display?"

With text messaging and talking on cell phones while driving being banned throughout several states in the US, safety concerns could eliminate the vehicle from possibly being launched. Further safety tests on the MyFord Touch will be conducted, to ease the concerns of this next level of infotainment.  media type="youtube" key="yNwU4-lxgRU" height="344" width="425"