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Focus Reading History of ENCAP（European New Car Assessment
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Extended Reading Silicon Valley Smart Car
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Unit 3
Focus Reading What Beijing''s 62-mile, Nine-day Traffic Jam Means
for China''s Turbulent Future of the Car
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Extended Reading The Chrysler Miracle
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Unit 4
Focus Reading Subways： The New Urban Status Symbol
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Extended Reading Why Dinosaurs Will Keep Ruling the Auto
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Unit 5
Focus Reading How Car Engines Work
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Extensive Reading Introduction to They Moved the Millions
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Unit 6
Focus Reading Hybrid Cars
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Extensive Reading Metro Unveils Designs for Next Generation
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Unit 7
Focus Reading Calling Dr. Ford： Health Comes To Connectivity
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Extensive Reading Passenger Information System
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Unit 8
Focus Reading How Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and
Greener
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Extensive Reading Urban Rail Transit： On the Wrong Track
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Onto Something
In the arena likely last to be commercialized， Ford in the
United States and Europe is working with Well Doc ，the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other partners to develop
technologies that could monitor heart rates and levels of stress
and relaxation and suggest or even prompt action based on its
conclusions. One approach wires the car seat to monitor heart
metrics， but that could be problematic if a restless driver breaks
the connection. Also possible is wireless detection of brain waves
and heart rates， perhaps by monitoring the face，" and from the
combination of that data， you could get an indication of the ''work
load ''level around the driver and provide a more pleasant
environment for them，" said Rainer Vogt， a team leader in
environmental science for Ford Research Advanced Engineering
in Europe. "Then maybe you could block telephone calls for a while
to help him out. "
Strumulo said that this technology could help round out，
inside the vehicle， a holistic environmental monitoring and control
system for drivers that already is largely in place when it comes
to factors outside the vehicle. With existing radars and other
sensors that help the car and the driver react to outside changes
and dangers， ranging from raindrops on the windshield to a vehicle
in a blind spot， he said，" We would have a system that would be
able to tell you not only what''s happening around the car but what
the driver is doing in the car itself. " This could allow the
vehicle "to intelligently decide what information to give the
driver and which should be withheld. " Some developments in the
outside world suggest that Ford could be on to something
here. Would doctors， patients， insurance companies and government
policy makers welcome any help they could get in reining in
diabetes， for instance7 The number of adults worldwide with the
disease has more than doubled in three decades， jumping to an
estimated 327 million.
Information Appetite
Meanwhile， about 10，000 American baby boomers turn 65 years
old every day， and that generation already has demonstrated a
legendary urge not to allow aging or health conditions to slow them
down or limit their activities. Apple''s App store3 now has more
than 17，000 health apps， and online sites such as WebMD4 continue
to grow in popularity."This is a huge industry，" Strumulo
said. "People want to take charge of their own health care. There''s
a huge untapped desire to get this information， which is why this
will resonate. "
Many Americans already are monitored on a mobile basis thanks
to "telemedicine. "
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