Among the features supported by the Mission Control function are the use of the MINIMALISM Analyser included in MINI Connected.

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Dr Grant first tried to overcome this with a point-and-shoot system, in which he brought the analyser to the plastic instead.

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The MINIMALISM Analyser also gives MINI drivers the option of swapping information with fellow owners to draw up an efficiency ranking list.

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Many of these are free, although US firm Sensei Project Solutions is among the first to charge a fee, for its "task analyser", which is designed to identify problems or missing information in users' documents.

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