Meteorologists and aviation authorities are monitoring wind direction and the ash cloud's movement from Iceland to determine where and when to shut down airspace in Europe.
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But future technologies are pointing in an even more exhaustive, and some would say intrusive, self-monitoring direction.
Each came equipped with Porsche Stability Management, which maintains stability by continuously monitoring the direction, velocity and acceleration of the car.
Technology advances in the last few years have replaced older, faster-moving windmills with new, self-monitoring turbines whose 150-foot long blades adjust to wind direction and speed.