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WATCH VIDEO OF FORD’S ADVANCED SYNC SYSTEM IN THE 2010 ESCAPE

SYNC, a projected that initiated jointly between Ford and Microsoft, is rapidly advancing toward wicked sweetness. In the video below, GPS; Bluetooth; and SYNC work together to find this driver’s way to Best Buy. With very little initiating, the robotic voice quickly gets an in-motion 2010 Ford Escape on its way to an electronics store. Watch and learn. Check out the Escape’s new Park Assist function while you’re at it.

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Day 223 — UKMTO reports an LPG carrier struck and set on fire off the UAE on Oct 9. The strait remains closed.
Day 223: An LPG carrier is struck and set on fire off the UAE coast; Saudi Arabia counts 3 killed in an attack on Riyadh's airport.
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