They’re everywhere! From today’s New York Times:
Parental Controls Come to the Car
John Marshall Mantel for The New York Times Ford MyKey allows parents to limit teenagers’ behavior behind the wheel, without being in the car with them.Think of it as PG-rated driving: MyKey, a new technology system that Ford demonstrated at the New York auto show, allows parents of teenage drivers to restrict what their offspring can do with the family car — in a minimal, not-so-intrusive way, of course.
MyKey pairs the ignition key’s fob with the car. Parents get one key with total control over the vehicle, while their children get the MyKey, with restrictions. Parents can limit the top speed of the car to 80 miles an hour, set warning beeps to go off at either 45, 55, or 65 m.p.h. and restrict the volume of the car’s stereo to 44 percent of the maximum volume.
Perhaps the best feature of MyKey, however, is a seat-belt warning system that pings the driver and mutes the radio until both the driver and front-seat passenger fasten their belts.
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