Watch out, General Motors' OnStar: Ford is starting to step on your turf with its Sync system.

Ford is cutting the price of its hands-free, in-car connectivity Sync system by $100 and making it an option on base models for the first time.

If you're wondering why you have the sniffles while you're driving, maybe the answer is right there on the dashboard. Ford is looking into incorporating medical alerts for issues like allergies into its Sync in-car connectivity system.

Let's just say it: Lexus, BMW and Mercedes-Benz got walloped by the likes of Ford, Hyundai and Kia when it comes to in-car connectivity.

If you, like Drive On, had three years of high school French or Spanish and still can't speak as well as a 4-year-old, here's more discouraging news.

General Motors is unveiling its version of an in-car connectivity system that uses a drivers' smartphone -- and promises to make it better than the others with some help from OnStar.

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