Exclusive Ford MyKey Technology Helps Encourage Safer Driving in Fleets
03 Aprile 2014 - 3:16PM
Business Wire
- Exclusive Ford MyKey® technology,
designed to encourage safe teen driving habits, is also being used
by fleet owners to encourage safer driving habits among
employees
- When enabled, MyKey encourages front
seat occupants to wear safety belts, limits top vehicle speed and
can route incoming calls directly to the voicemail of paired
phones
- 2014 Transit Connect, a smart choice
for business fleets, is one of the latest Ford vehicles to feature
MyKey as standard equipment with XLT van, XLT wagon and Titanium
trim packages
For Joe Dougherty, Ford Motor Company’s MyKey® technology is a
feature his family’s construction company uses to help keep their
drivers safe.
MyKey, a tool that parents of teen drivers can use to encourage
safer driving habits, is also an attractive technology for many
fleet managers. MyKey debuted as standard equipment on the 2010
Ford Focus; it is now standard on nearly all Ford and Lincoln
models.
Dougherty, president of Kentucky-based Louisville Paving
Company, said his drivers need to be aware of their surroundings,
and must be able to concentrate on busy, noisy construction sites.
Thirty of his company’s vehicles are now equipped with MyKey, which
allows owners to program a key that can limit a vehicle’s top speed
and audio volume, and encourage safety belt use. The technology
also routes incoming calls directly to voicemail on paired
phones.
Louisville Paving Company, which was started by the Dougherty
family in 1949, is a full-service contractor involved in highway
and heavy construction. Dougherty plans to purchase more Ford
vehicles with MyKey because he wants to put his employees in a
position to focus on driving, even when working on unpredictable
job sites.
“With us, safety is the No. 1 priority,” said Dougherty. “These
job sites can be high-risk situations if drivers are distracted by
the radio, phone calls or texts.”
One of the most recent applications of MyKey technology is the
2014 Ford Transit Connect, which has become popular with businesses
for its fuel efficiency and class-leading configuration
options.
“MyKey has been a great tool for fleet managers, giving them a
technology that encourages good driving habits for their
employees,” said Megan Gillam, commercial vehicles brand and fleet
communications manager for Ford Motor Company. “Many companies have
safe driving guidelines for fleet vehicles, and MyKey serves as a
reinforcement of some of those basic rules.”
Some of the features and settings on MyKey include the ability
to:
- Limit vehicle top speed to 80 mph, or
lower on some models
- Issue a warning when the vehicle is at
or within 5 mph of reaching the preset maximum speed
- Limit vehicle’s entertainment system
audio to 45 percent of maximum volume
- Sound a chime and mute the audio system
until safety belts are buckled
- Route incoming calls directly to
voicemail
- Issue an additional low-fuel warning
when the fuel tank is one-eighth full
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six
continents. With about 181,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide,
the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The
company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit
Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products
worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.
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Ford Motor CompanyEd Saenz, 313.248.6050esaenz6@ford.comJoe
Dougherty, 502.471.1119JoeD@loupaving.com
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