By Joe Jancsurak, Editor
Ford, Microsoft, Healthrageous, and BlueMetal Architects announced earlier this month an alliance to develop technologies for the mobile health and wellness monitoring/maintenance. The alliance was unveiled during the “Doctor in Your Car” keynote address at the Digital Health Summit at the International CES in Las Vegas.
The announcement comes just seven months after Ford held a media event at its Dearborn headquarters to trumpet collaborative efforts with Medtronic (continuous glucose monitoring system), SDI Health (informational asthma and allergy system, and WellDoc (mobile health integrated services). For more on the May announcement, click "Coming soon: Cars that care about your health."
“People are spending more time in their cars, and with the tremendous growth in mobile healthcare solutions, Ford is dedicated to understanding the value of being able to connect to health and wellness-related services while driving,” said Gary Strumolo, manager of Infotainment, Interiors, Health and Wellness at Ford Research and Innovation. “Our connectivity platform – Ford SYNC – provides easy, voice-controlled access to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and therefore it makes sense to research areas that are important to our customers.”
To learn more about the health and wellness monitoring/maintenance sytems Ford and its partners are developing, click link below.
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