Long before there were Teslas and touchscreens, Ford designers were in visionary mode. In 1990, the company quietly built a vehicle that turned out to be decades ahead of its time, even though, from a full production standpoint, it didn’t see the light of day. This is a story about the Desk Drive, the true pioneer of the connected car, and how Ford based it on a newly launched halo vehicle, the Explorer SUV.
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