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Health-monitoring, self-driving cars of the future

Health-monitoring, self-driving cars of the future

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GM's EN-V. Creative Commons photo via Flickr.

Vehicles currently on the market with features such as dual-DVD player dashboards and the FAA-approved flying car (2012’s Terrafugia Transition) may whet your palate for the future of car technologies, but you haven’t seen nothing yet.

Cars of the future will monitor your heart rate, recognize street signs to take over the wheel if you’re drowsy, drive a pre-set route, and utilize wireless technology to drive themselves (with drivers behaving more like passive riders).

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Is your car smarter than you?

Is your car smarter than you?

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Ford Active Park Assist.

If you’re like those of us in Florida who aren’t required to learn how to parallel park when getting our drivers licenses, street parking won’t be a problem for much longer. Many of today’s new cars can park themselves. While …

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