Robo Rockets - Field trip to North American International Auto Show, Detroit - Jan. 16th 2010

Team Robo Rockets took a field trip to North American International Auto Show at Cobo Hall, Detroit on Jan. 16th, 2010 to find out about latest technology in automotive industry. They were exploring FORD's MyKey solution and how FORD is planning to improve Teen Drivers' Safety. The team spend hours talking to various car manufacturers and their supplier to find more information on driver safety and the direction auto industry is heading. We learnt many things about various technologies and learnt about robot's use in auto industry. We saw demonstration of various solutions and tried out FORD's simulator to safe driving in different road conditions.

After discussing with many engineers and presenters we have concluded that no auto manufacturer has solution like we do have. Having said that, we acknowledge and commend FORD's initiative to improve teen driver safety. And also the other manufacturers for their own initiatives to improve driver safety in general.

We had lot of fun trying out many things and seeing breath taking cars, from large ones to tiny ones, most expensive ones to economical one, gas guzzlers to fuel efficient cars, traditional gas cars to hybrid and electric cars. We recommend everyone to visit auto shows to get a glimpse of technology that will come out in next few years.

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