At first glance, the pairing of Toyota and Microsoft might make some a little uneasy. The prospect of unintended acceleration and "the blue screen of death" that appears on Windows computers might be the most terrifying technological catastrophe known to man.
Nevertheless, the two companies will be collaborating, but only as far as telematics. Ford and Microsoft already have their SYNC system to control things like in-car entertainment systems. The Toyota system will go beyond this facet, and is supposed to include some kind of "cloud-computing" platform, but with the partnership just forged, there are no real details pertaining to the program.
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