Did you catch Ford’s DigiKnows video this afternoon? As I stated yesterday, they discussed the new MyKey which will allow parents to control some features in the car when teens are driving. Don’t fret if you missed the live video. I took notes.
The MyKey will be standard on half of Ford’s cars in 2010, starting with the Ford Focus. The other half of their cars will be equipped with the MyKey by 2011. Unfortunately you cannot add a MyKey to an existing car. The brains behind the MyKey is actually the software installed in the vehicle. Not in the key. …read more

My oldest got his learner’s permit in December. Since then he’s been getting lots of practice hours in and driving in different situations; bad weather (snow), at night, on the highway. Now that he’s 16 he can get his driver’s license as soon as he completes driver’s ed. It starts in October and he’ll have his license by November. I’m a little scared.
My younger teen just turned 14 earlier this month. He can get his learner’s permit as soon as he passes the test. I haven’t taken him to the Department of Transportation for his test yet because I’m not …read more