The driver of a Smart Car is ahead of his time, the Daimler-Benz mantra declares, and people want to be associated with environmentally friendly products.

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Our driver, too smart to swim, has a camera.

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The driver interacts with apps and cloud services via vehicle resources, such as a smart display screen and knobs.

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He left school at 17 to work as a taxi driver with his father, while playing golf at Banchory Golf Club near Aberdeen under the late Doug Smart.

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