Ford Uses Google For a New Type of Smart Car 68
RedEaredSlider writes "Ford is using Google technology, specifically its Prediction API, to create a new brand of smart cars. The famous American car company announced it's teaming up with Google to use Prediction API in future cars. The API will be able to use historical driving data and turn it into real time predictions, such as where a driver is headed at the time of a departure. From there, an on-board computer might communicate with the driver, and trigger an optimized power-train control strategy. For an electric car, a predicted route of travel could include an area restricted to electric only driving. Thus, a plug-in hybrid would be able to optimize energy and preserve battery by switching to an all electric mode during travel."
My worst car-automation-related nightmare (Score:5, Funny)
an unholy marriage between Microsoft Sync and Google Prediction API: Auto Navigation Clippy.
Clippy: "Hi! I see you're trying to drive to your drug dealer's place again. Would you like me to take over?"
Driver: "No! Heheh, I don't know why the computer would say that, Mom."
Mom: <glare>