"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.

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Our home secretary is a member of that select club of politicians (founder members Denis Healey and Ken Clarke) who would cross the road to pick a fight.

BBC: Thursday 24 April

Reuters reports that Nissan will be bringing an all-electronic steering system to select Infiniti models within a year that would promise quicker response, but would effectively disconnect the driver from the road.

FORBES: Nissan To Debut 'Steer-By-Wire' System