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If there is one thing certain about smartphones, it is this: they are being used to handle many chores that we take for granted. For example in vehicle safety, Bluetooth technology may soon be used in Ford vehicles to warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists, or scooter-riders.

Ford Motor Company is researching new smartphone-based communications technology that could potentially help warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists and more—even those approaching a vehicle’s path but blocked from a driver’s view. The concept smartphone app, which would run on a pedestrian’s phone, uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) messaging to communicate...

Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is researching technology that could potentially help warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other hazards.