Ford's 'MyKey' lets parents control their kids' driving

I believe the idea behind it is to give more control and power to the parents, like DVD control they are influencing it on more and more things, internet Blu-ray, certain TV channels games ... Sure you may say things like 'When my parents were parenting I could play outside without supervision until the street lights came on. I rode my bike everywhere I needed to go. I didn't have access to the types of things my kids have access to...from information to influences. Parenting now days is tough. We'll take all the advantages we can get.' But you know times change so does technology. Technology is good - it helps us advance much like wars (please dont comment i will win the argument and it would be a waste of time and abuse ;P)

why is this necessary? I know it will excite a lot of parents, but what I was to ask them is didnt their parents raise them fine without monitoring their every movement? Im not a parent so obviously I have little room to talk, but its just my opinion that society is developing more and more ways for parents to try and "parent" their kids when frankly I think parents have been doing a fine job so far :)

Better technology does not make better parents.

all cars should have a sensor in the steering wheel that detects alcohol... and dumbasses!

LOL you seriously expect this to work. It will be stopped 5 years at most down line. The only thing that may stay is seat belt and speed limit function [which are used in most cars anyway for seat belt]. Anyway yeah i doubt many people would want the car or the key. Only extremely crazy parents [like my own] would do such a thing. UK release don't count on it for about a year as Europe is always a good few months behind States. Key looks really nasty anyway.

ha one of my friends had a car that beeped anytime she went above 65. annoying as hell, but it kept her driving super safe.

isn't there an adam sandler song that can go with this... piece of shit car..

You want safe kids? Give them a 1980s VW Diesel with a stick shift. It won't top 80MPH, it'll get 50MPG and they kids will learn how to drive the standard transmission in every country EXCEPT this one.

End of compromises, the kids can afford to go on long road trips, they will learn to be safe drivers because the car won't do anything for them, and you could buy the car 10 times over compared to the cost of one of these new fangled Fords.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CG3i7YKZwY

Tell you what parents, when you don't give your kids a little trust, they just work harder to tick you off. They resent it. There was a program a while back that talked about parrents that had cameras in their kids bedrooms and trackers in the vehicles- the kids would park their cars at their friends houses and ride with someone else. The danger of that was, instead of the kid telling the parents where they'd be and who with, they would lie. Also, if they got into a bad situation, they didn't have the option of driving away.

One last thing,
Preventing the stereo from turning up all the way? The kid will just bust out his ipod and turn it up. They still won't be able to hear traffic and as an added bonus (in most states) they will be breaking the law.

The system is totally pointless, just mildly (really) irritating.

if i grew up with this car i would have only done half the stupid things i did in high school. This car sucks for 16 year olds, but i think it will save lives, but obviously that is less important than having fun on the freeway.

Fascist car?

politicians are an insult to our intelligence also, but we have them too.

I know I was a dumbass when I was 16 so I think this is a great idea. I think kids shouldn't be able to drive until they are 18. Essentially we are driving a 2000 pound projectile.

this sucks for those new drivers, but it is probably for the better in the long run

fun to mess with ur kids

as a parent, it sounds like not only a safety device but fun to mess with your kids!!!!

What a brilliant idea! Too bad none of us will be able to afford any vehicles for our teens in this economy!

My mom would totally do that to a car if she gave me one. Totally.
I could justify it if i was a parent.
I'd want my kids with seat belts. And there's no need to go over 80.

just when i thought growing up was fun

If mommy and daddy can afford to buy their kid a new Ford in today's economy. The kid shouldn't complain. It's a Free Freakin Car. How many of us wish our parents bought us a car. Sheesh!

I'll put it like this...

One kid = one brain

Two kids = half a brain

Three or more kids = no brain.

Kids make moronic judgement calls all the time. The more opportunities to help curb those the better.

What ever happened to trust?

There's never been a worse time to be a teenager than now. And I thought parents were overbearing in the late 80's-early 90's!?

Wouldn't the fact that the car is constantly beeping at you on the highway be distracting and dangerous in itself?

Whatever happened to just trusting your kids? They might screw up few times, but that's what growing up is... learning some stuff the hard way.

That seems like a really stupid idea - if you can't trust your kids to drive carefully and safely then you shouldn't buy them a car in the first place. Meddling with things from afar is hardly going to help new drivers concentrate or think more carefullly.

I'm thinking that this would be a waste of money. I'd pull a fast one on my parents and lose the key so I could use the regular one. A few hundred dollars later, no more worries about the stupid MyKey.

Lol, Big Brother isn't the government, it's your MOM!

they might as well install a small security cam with web up-link, i guarantee its it's not far

Thats so that when GE decides to stop people from driving they can. The powers that be will be have essentially their presence and prowess of "your" automobile. that is scary

stupid adults.
they'll just steal the key without you knowing, unlock everything and put it back before you know any the better, better luck next time

Could you imagine going on a road trip in this car? With the constant chiming over 45 mph, i couldn't imagine anyone wanting to go anywhere outside of the city. This takes all the fun out of finally turning 16 and getting your license and your very first car. I hate it.

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!

NOW MY KIDS WILL TRULY BE PISSED OFF!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

LOL

I really don't like the idea of this too much. I understand the intention but will it be carried out as a way of safety? I also understand the mind of a parent because, though I am not a parent, I have helped raise my sister since she was born and I have mother mentality when it comes to my close friends and family. But I don't know if this will help them prevent accidents. Accidents are accidents. You can't truly find ways to prevent accidents. You can lessen the chances but you can't prevent them.

That and the constant beeping would drive me crazy. XD

I'm glad i got myself i p.o.s. My parents can't restrain me in my kia spectra!

exactly cantuc. they say that new drivers are one of the biggest causes of fatal accidents so i'm with this one too. oh and let's not forget the dangers of cell phone use while driving, it's killing more ppl than drunk driving now, and i'm betting teens are doing most of that as well. i dont care how much fun it takes out of new drivers experience if it's going to keep one from killing me or my family.

Yep...sign me up. As a parent who takes her job of parenting very seriously this is just another avenue to ensure my children's safety.

Sucks to be the kid in that car with the overprotective parent

I like this and well, I don't. I guess it's worth it to save lives...but do we have any privacy to anything anymore?

no matter what age we are, we deserve privacy...but then i can see this for the sheer fact that your parents paid for it. idk what to think anymore.....ha

hahahhahhahahhaha

that's so awesome

hahahhahhahahhaha

that's so awesome

So it'll beep at you the whole time you're on the freeway?

Dang this sucks. Just imagine if someone other than your parents get a hold of it. Just to annoy you. That'll be a fun party game!

That takes all the fun out of having a car :(