Using a Bluetooth connection, it syncs with phones and alerts users when they receive text messages, reads them out loud and allows users to respond with a selection of standard pre-written messages without taking their hands off the wheel.

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The steering wheel deploys back into the driving position when the car is started, the angle of which can be pre-set and saved by the driver.

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