If you currently drive, we're sure you remember what it was like when you were young and first got your license. Speed limits were for old fogies and the volume knob on the stereo couldn't go high enough. Well, now many of you have kids of your own who may be old enough to drive and this idea of reckless driving probably keeps you up at night. Not to worry. Ford has designed a car key that lets you tighten the leash when you aren't there.
MyKey, which debuts next year as a standard feature on the 2010 Ford Focus, lets parents program speed and audio volume limits. When the MyKey is put into the ignition, the system reads the transponder chip in the key and immediately enables certain default driving modes. More on the modes and other features after the jump...
i'm normally not one for weird restraint systems created as a byproduct of technology (chips in yer kid? uhhh...), but this key isn't such a bad idea. yeah, and to mess with the kid, i'd set the mph to like 35 heheh
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Hmmm, I've been in plenty of situations where I've needed to speed away from crazy drivers (not teens) on the road... I guess 80mph is a good max speed, but really? If your kid wants to do stupid shit, then they'll find a way to do it. Kids generally have friends... who also drive... and not all kids get to drive new cars with fancy key limiters.
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yeah, thinking about it...almost every accident i've avoided is because i sped up, not slowed down.
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