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Ford tests heating software to kill coronavirus in police vehicles

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Ford is piloting a new heated sanitization software technology that can help neutralize the COVID-19 virus inside its Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, which helps decrease the potential spread of the virus.
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Michael Martinez
May 27, 2020 01:41 PM

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is testing new software in police vehicles that can heat the interior to 133 degrees — enough to destroy the novel coronavirus.

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