Now add to this the challenge of driving on the left side of the road, steering wheel to the right, for the first time in your life and oenology becomes more sport than science.
Through the steering wheel, road feel is not unpleasant, but it is distinct.
The new SYNC AppLink will seamlessly integrate apps using the vehicle's voice and user interface controls, including buttons on the steering wheel, increasing eyes-on-the-road and hands-on-the-wheel time.
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It is easier and safer to use whilst driving, as drivers can access and operate the music system via the steering wheel and centre stack controls, without taking their eyes off the road or their hands off the steering wheel.
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This provides users with the ability to access approved applications that will make their MyLink system even more functional, while assuring that driver's maintain eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
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While Acuras are good handling cars, they rarely come out on top in road tests against rear-wheel-drive models from BMW, Mercedes or Nissan 's (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) Infiniti.
Instead, carmakers and tech companies need to work harder and faster to come up with systems that are easy to use and minimize the time spent with eyes off the road and hands off the wheel.
The VIA 1435 and 1535 range offers drivers a suite of premium safety features, including Intuitive Voice Control and Bluetooth Hands-Free calling, that allow drivers to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
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Be sure to spray thoroughly underneath the car and inside the wheel wells to loosen road grime.
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At the end of the day collision-related texting is no more comic than a drunk behind the wheel on a dark road late at night, when someone you love is about to cross his path.
"They've got a run of asphalt that's coming out of the surface and, also, I did notice at least one pothole in the main wheel track of the road as well, which is surprising for a motorway surface, " Mr Bullock said.
"Where before users would pick up their phone, taking their eyes off the road and hands off the steering wheel while driving to select a station and hit play, AppLink makes all of that functionality available through voice control, just like managing AM and FM radio or your MP3 player through SYNC, " said Julius Marchwicki, SYNC product manager.
Foyt Racing's last win on a street or road course was with Foyt behind the wheel at Silverstone in 1978.
Soon after that, the man turned his Cadillac onto another road and slammed into an 18-wheel truck, according to Walker.
Leveraging SYNC's safer voice commands and steering wheel controls, drivers are able to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
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But Ford, the great grandson of Henry Ford, insisted SYNC would "allow drivers to keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the steering wheel, " and said his company was working with app makers to further improve security.
With advanced new features, our aim is to help drivers keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.
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Huge Himalayan vultures wheel eye-level with the road, while tiny tits inhabit a range of vegetation, from conifers and cedars to broadleaved oaks and rhododendrons.
Essex Police said it was investigating the theft of a wheel clamp from a vehicle on Sutton Road, Southend, on Tuesday.
It has been blamed for road traffic accidents where people have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
He felt so sick that he had to pull in at the side of the road and rest his head against his arms on the steering wheel.
The 32-year-old was riding along a forest road near historic Port Arthur when he collided with a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
He was riding a bicycle along a road near historic Port Arthur when he collided with a four-wheel drive vehicle at 1240 local time.
The team admit they're not trying to revolutionize the motor industry, or re-invent the wheel (sorry), although they did hint that road applications are being considered, but not without a lot more research and development.
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Nightjars perching on the road as they hunted moths ricocheted into the dark, almost under his wheel.
To enable drivers to control its functions without taking their eyes off the road, R-LINK features a large 18cm tactile display, steering wheel-mounted controls and speech recognition.
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Its power is transmitted to the road via the 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission and 4MATIC all-wheel drive.
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They have cited 14 fender benders in which those behind the wheel admitted to being too absorbed by the screen to watch the road.
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If you are stuck, in real trouble, where your wheels are slipping badly, to pull away resort to slightly deflating the drive wheel tyres - this gives them a larger area of contact with the road.
Using a series of sensors, cameras and servos the car is able to turn the steering wheel plus activate the throttle and the shifter to navigate across this stretch of road, relying on the road markings painted on the floor to both keep it driving in a straight line and to have it stop, respectfully, at the crosswalk.
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