Other standard goodies include adaptive remote start, rear park assist, Bose audio, rear-seat thorax airbags and Bluetooth.

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Fog lamps, halogen headlights with projector technology, rear park assist, AWD, cruise control, XM radio, traction control, daytime running lamps and a navigation system all come standard.

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The new C-MAX Energi also has 60 more horsepower than the Prius plug-in hybrid considering full battery power, along with class-exclusive technologies such as hands-free liftgate and active park assist for easier parallel parking.

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Ford's outfitted the Fusion Energi with a dizzying array of driver-assist tech, including a lane-keeping system, adaptive cruise control, driver alert system, active park assist, rear camera, blind-spot indicator system with cross-traffic alert and pull-drift compensation (phew).

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He once employed an agency carer to assist him at a Maximo Park rock concert in Birmingham.

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Auto makers like Audi and Lexus also showcased how technology not only will park your car for you but will assist in safe driving as well.

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Queen's Park head coach Billy Stark, Terry Butcher, who had come in to assist Bone, and St Johnstone assistant Sandy Stewart had also all been linked with the job.

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In 2009, the RIKEN-TRI Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research (RTC), a joint project established in 2007 and located at the Nagoya Science Park in central Japan, unveiled a robot called RIBA (Robot for Interactive Body Assistance) designed to assist in this task.

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