| Car producers are always trying to come up with | | | | To activate, you press a button on your steering |
| innovative technology to forward them in the car | | | | wheel and are first asked to name the device. So |
| market. The newest idea from Ford is the | | | | if you were to say iPod, it will then ask you to |
| ‘speech' chip. Being helped by Microsoft, the | | | | say a command. By then saying the name of |
| speech chip answers when you speak to it, by | | | | the song you want to listen to, you can choose |
| implementing an action. The system is simple and | | | | the music for your drive. No longer will you have |
| easy to use, and has been designed to cut down | | | | to press buttons and look away from your route, |
| on driver distraction. Statistics have shown over | | | | minimising accidents. The system currently |
| the last few years that device distraction, such as | | | | recognises multiple languages, and tests have |
| people changing the song on the radio or | | | | proved that it is very accurate in assessing what |
| answering a call, is accounting for a large | | | | you are saying. Not like automated telephone |
| percentage of road traffic accidents. Ford and | | | | systems then. The system can also read out |
| Microsoft are endeavouring to get around this. | | | | incoming text messages to you, and you can |
| Upon getting in the car, you simply need to sync | | | | send from a selection of 20 pre saved responses. |
| your phone and iPod to the car, just like you | | | | Hopefully, this fantastic new device will be |
| could do with Bluetooth devices. It's simple and | | | | implemented in all cars within the next decade, |
| easy to do, and will take you less than a minute | | | | causing less claims on car insurance for accidents, |
| before starting your journey. The vehicles also | | | | and therefore cheap Car Insurance Quotes for all |
| come equipped with USB ports, and the car | | | | of us! |
| charges your devices as you drive. | | | | |