Toyota said this week it plans to launch a similar driver-assist program on certain models beginning this summer.

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Perez is a member of Ferrari's young driver program and it would make sense for him to join the team if Massa is given the push, especially after his stunning performance in the Malaysian Grand Prix.

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James Butler, head of client services and strategy, Program Framework: We look at utilisation as being a critical driver for moving to the cloud and why organisations would want to go that way.

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"We are pleased to welcome Maria to our test driver program, which will enable her to be integrated into a Formula One team environment and gain a vast amount of experience that will be useful to her career progression, " he said.

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One program, called Short Stop, which runs on a smartphone, can predict when a driver is likely to stop and how long that stop will last.

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Darrell Wallace Jr. made a name for himself this summer as a Drive for Diversity Program participant and is vying to become just the second African American Sprint Cup driver since 1986.

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