As someone
who struggles to understand what is being said on ‘The Only Way is Essex’ I’m a
bit concerned that Essex headquartered Ford Motor Company GB is about to
introduce its SYNC in-car connectivity system to the new B-Max before rolling
it out across the Focus and Kuga ranges followed by other models in turn.
Already in
use in over 4 million vehicles in the USA, Ford’s SYNC system can read aloud
incoming messages while allowing drivers to send a text reply by voice from a
predetermined list of responses. So that prompts the question, is Ford going to
use that awfy polite and posh SatNav lady, or are they going to get one of
their own Essex lovelies to do the business?
Ahead of
this, Ford commissioned a survey regarding British phone/texting habits. Apparently, one in three UK drivers admit
they have read texts while driving. Despite this, drivers agreed overwhelmingly
that reading texts on the move was dangerous. Ninety-five per cent of drivers
thought that texting affected driver ability and safety.
The
text-to-speech feature on SYNC retrieves messages using a simple voice command
from Bluetooth-connected compatible smartphones. And then of course there is the
added problem, will the SYNC system understand a broadly spoken Weegie command?
Wherza burds? Erra burds owererr!
No comments:
Post a Comment