MWC 2012: Voice-controlled Ford SYNC is a nice bit of KITT

At the Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona, Ford has announced its SYNC technology will finally become available on the all-new B-MAX model, due out in Europe this year.

We've highlighted SYNC before on Yahoo! News as a major advance in motoring technology, but this is the first time the company has confirmed when and how you will be able to get your hands - and voice - on it.

When David Hasselhoff with his big hair and leather jacket drove KITT in the TV show, it’s true he was able to put his feet up for a nap and let the car steer itself.

Disappointingly, along with the ability to Turbo Boost, that's sorely lacking in Ford SYNC but the technology certainly takes in-car voice control up a gear.

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