It seems that Ford has come up with a fairly clever way to literally dial back the car your kids are driving … assuming it’s a 2010 Focus Coupe or the scads of other Ford vehicles appearing shortly thereafter,

In this case, it’s a deal called MyKey, and essentially it’s a gizmo that lives in the key you give to the kids. Within the key are some smart electronics, and within the ignition of the car, there are more electronics smart enough to say “A-ha! A teenagers key! I will now make it so the car:

limit its top driving speed to 80 miles per hour

cut off the stereo’s volume at just 44% of its max output

set a persistent chime to go off if the seatbelts aren’t being used and also, the stereo also gets muted until everyone buckles up.