Think about this, Nunchi and smart phones and the ability to sense "if a kid falls off a bike" ..... Could Nunchi sense other incidents involving other types of vehicles? Perhaps a self driving car which needs to be able to sense obstacles and danger and most importantly Parking Spaces! And Springer worked for Ford.....

Technology-Based Subsidiaries

• Ford owns 100 percent of the stock of Ford Global Technologies and Livio Software. Although both serve the public, these companies also serve Ford directly by providing mission-critical products and services. Ford Global Technologies manages all of Ford’s intellectual property, while a separate division markets and sells technologies such as engineering standards and specifications, training materials and intellectual property to the public. Livio, which Ford purchased in September 2013, develops software that allows drivers to connect and use their smartphones in a vehicle.