Ford Introduces MyKey Parenting Tool for Teen Drivers

Would be great to see it in Europe!

How stupid it that, how about working on better designs instead of stupid stuff like that Ford.

dad i dont want a ford :-)

well guess what son, im paying for it so i dont care what you want.

I know thisa is going to bite me in the A$%, but we all know that a mother probably came up with this idea. How many fathers will argue this, plus if the parent is stupid enough to give the car keys to their Teen and know very well that they are not responsble enough to drive, it's their own fault if they cause an accident. too bad there will be bystanders involved.

What a great idea! should also be adapted for some jack arse adults. Not all dangerous dirvers are kids. Should also be used as an insurance reduction initiative. In many locales where young amles in particular get hit hard by high insurance costs this may be one way of reducing.

*3am friday night, 17 y/o son switches his key and his mothers key to their Ford Explorer* son- hey mom, can i borrow the car? mom- sure, use your key. *son drives down highweigh @ 80 mph blasting T.I., then returns the car* *next day mom is late for work so she tries to floor it, but the car only goes up to 50mph* Yep, easy as that.

it may be annoying, but it's a quite good idea. I really should have one when I drove my dad's car when I was young ;P

Haha, that would be a great tool. Now, If only I could drive...

The only thing I don't like about this is that its goin to put a soar taste in young drivers mouths about Ford cars. The parents will buy them one while there in high school but when that kid grows up their not going to buy one because Ford will always be the car brand with the training wheels they first started on.

I think this is stupid. You can always steal your parents ' keys. This way top speed would be 100mph instead of 85

This is a great idea, and should make Ford at least a little extra money. But its just addressing the symptom and not the cause. How about every driver (young & old) be required to learn vehicle dynamics before they can acquire (or renew) their license. If you know how the vehicle is going to react in adverse conditions, you'll be prepared to react in a reasonable (and life saving) fashion. The American driving system is a joke!

Yea i read about this, its a great idea!! That will make kids show off less and not be a danger on the roads. It would be better if this technology is available on many other makes too.

I know everyone will be pissed at me when I say this, but its my opinion. This is a stupid idea! First off I think its just move by ford to protect themselves from warrenty issues by not letting teens abuse their cars. Toyota did something similar by cutting all of their sport cars to shoot up there reliability on paper (a Relative that works at toyota told me that). Second you dont remember when you were a kid and blasted the music as u went by, you felt freedom for the first time. Ford is taking the fun out of driving. As long as parents prevent u from getting subs, you should be ok with awareness. I am more responsive and aware (aggressive sometimes) when the music is loud. Third, limiting the speed will not prevent kids from driving fast. It might actually do damage. If ur driving 80 and ur bored going a constant speed the whole time like cruise control, you might stop paying attention to the road. You have to let kids make mistakes. How else will they learn? People will argue that mistakes can cause lives, but I argue that those lives lost are meaningful and reality checks to other teens. Growing up is about making mistakes. If you cant think for yourself, then you become dependent on your parents.

I agree; my reason for agreeing is that teenagers now will be the car market in the future. You don't want your market to view you in a bad light. If someone grows up having bad experiences with a particular car marker chances are that they will never buy a car from that manufacturer once they are in the position to do so. Ford's signing a death warrant for themselves. P.S. manufacturers did try that seatbelt system where the car wouldn't switch on unless your seatbelt is clicked in; people override that kind of system by connecting the seatbelt but placing it behind them.

Why is it limited to 80mph when thats (as far as I know) well over the speed limit in the USA? Isn't the limit 55? so they should be limited to that. Anyway would any kid who has a US Focus want to go street racing in it? It doesnt look to me like it has much street cred.

Ford stop stickin your damn money in the wrong places! Your design and quality is what is causing you not to sell your cars. If the only people you can sell to is first car owners that is pretty low standards. As for the idea....i don't mind the speed governor but the rest is ridiculous. First off any parent dumb enough to buy there kid a new car rather than used should pay for any repercussions. Kids are kids and need to experience being ridiculous with the music and friends in the car. It teaches them self control (something that no one knows about today). And really what is stopping the kid from taking your set of keys and making or buying a new copy (Ford keys are nothing special). I would deal without the phob for the price i could listen to music Lets put are kids in bubble suites before they go out to, it will protect them from bugs and people

Well, I can tell from the above that: some have kids, and some have no kids at all... So, question is: Is this a good idea? Depend on your kids (if you have any!) By the way: that is NOT a good looking Focus!

I don't think any kid would be willing to put themselves through the shame of being seen in that car in the first place. Then again, the kid would just choose to buy another car. Stupid move ford.

Foose1397, I didn' buy my tbird as sports car nor do I think Ford ever promoted as such. Not sure why the comment. Can you elaborate on what you are getting at? Don't all manufacturers share body parts among their models? I guess I don't understand why it should bother me that my tbird has some lincoln parts in it. Can you enlighten me on that one? I am familiar with at least a dozen taurus or sable or 500 ownerships and to be honest have never heard a complaint from any other than one having some electrical problems with windows and another with some premature brake wear problems. That s one of the reasons why I have purchased Fords. Frankly the only manufacturer that I have heard negative comments about from any of my socials is Toyota. Even those comments were trivial other than the weak and rusting truck frames.