British actor Stephen Fry discovers useful car feature: ‘My life is changed forever’

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tweeted.“64 years on the planet shrouded in ignorance. My life is changed forever,” the actor continued.Ford CEO Jim Farley responded to Fry on Twitter, sharing the backstory for the feature.“The idea for this indicator icon was recommended by a @Ford engineer named Jim Moylan in 1986,” Farley shared. “It was such a useful idea it eventually spread to other manufacturers,” he added.Farley shared the original letter pitching the idea, which included an illustration.. @stephenfry, thought you’d appreciate this backstory.

The idea for this indicator icon was recommended by a @Ford engineer named Jim Moylan in 1986. Here’s his original letter pitching the idea.

It was such a useful idea it eventually spread to other manufacturers. https://t.co/KMmw9XwIHq pic.twitter.com/TGPhGE4dcM“The indicator or symbol I have in mind would be located near the fuel gauge and simply describe to the driver on which side of the vehicle the fuel filler door is located,” Moylan wrote in April 1986.“Based on personal experience…I feel that this little indicator would remove the guesswork of which side I want to park,” the letter said.The icon was first used in the 1989 Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer and later adopted by other automakers, according to Fox..