Debuting with the 2010 Ford Focus is MyKey, a teenage drivers worst nightmare. With the MyKey feature enabled, parents will be able to govern how fast their child can drive and annoy them with other regulations. A chip in the key of said teen driver will trigger software that restricts the vehicle from going over 80 mph along with limiting the audio system’s volume and a six-second beep will sound every minute the driver’s seatbelt isn’t buckled. What’s surprising about the latter feature is that it will shut off after five minutes for the adult drivers who just don’t want to wear their seatbelt. That’s just not right if you ask me. There’s another option where a chime will sound when the vehicle goes over, 45, 55 or 65 mph.
Ford has not announced which cars in its fleet will have MyKey for 2010 other than the Focus, but that it would spread to all of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury fleets when models are updated.
Ford is not really thinking about this. The car should txt msg mom or dad everytime it exceeds a set limit. It should also require an IV be inserted to monitor blood alcohol levels at all times. An optional sniffer probe should be attached to the passenger seat to monitor the sex of the passenger.
I assume the above comment was tounge and cheek. Or hope it was.
But in all seriousness.. Is this really needed? To be frank, 80 miles per hour on an interstate will be keeping up with traffic. And what is a “Teen Driver” 17? 16? 18? 19? Because 18 and 19 .. those are Adult ages, whether they act like adults or not, in our society they are Adults. So yet another needless measure that will really increase safety, but rather increase the illusion of it. And also increases control for parents.. And for some parents that frightens me.
Well im just waiting for people to simply seal their children in a bubble to keep them safe from the world itself. What happened to actually growing and experiencing, instead its shielding and over protection. Oh well. Good luck to the bubble children when they enter the real world, and may they curse their foolish parents.