Ford plans to launch 15 new vehicles in China by 2015, focusing on fuel-efficiency, safety and smart technology to help drive its sales and increase market share in the international markets.

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Also the company aims to serve the local markets by providing a full line-up of Ford brands to expand customer choice and by focusing upon improving fuel-efficiency, safety and smart technology to provide buyers a better bang for the buck.

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Data.gov to help consumers make smart safety decisions about their bus travel.

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"I think from the vantage point of safety, this is not very smart to build an animal disease laboratory in the heartland, and in an area that is quite frequently plagued by tornadoes, " he said.

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The San Francisco-based maker of WakeMate, a smart wristband that helps people wake up, suffered production delays in 2010 and safety issues last year, and has since stopped making new products.

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High-definition smart cameras are also being developed in the U.S. by Interact Public Safety Systems.

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