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Wingcast

NPR's Scott Horsley reports Ford Motor Company and telecom giant Qualcomm will offer wireless communication systems to new cars. The venture, called Wingcast, will be installed in all new Fords by 2004, giving drivers access to e-mail and wireless Internet services. But some worry that these distractions will affect road safety.

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