Dealing with work emails and text messages on the road usually involves pulling over, but such hands-free tech is built to cut down on accident risk. Here's a roundup of some of the smarter vehicle technologies either on the market or coming soon. Each manufacturer has its own version of integrated dashboard technology for new or upcoming vehicles.

Ford Sync Reads Your Tweets, and Maybe Your Texts

This week, Ford announced that can look forward to having their phone texts read back to them by their car. This is made possible by a new Bluetooth standard called Message Access Profile (MAP). Don't get too excited yet; MAP only works on certain handsets from RIM, HTC, Samsung, and LG, and by handset manufacturers. Ford has told PCWorld that it's working on , which would be useful for doing business on the road.

In addition, Sync's AppLink, which helps your vehicle talk to your smartphone, can make your smartphone . This means that if you want to hear your incoming tweets, you can just ask your car to read them to you. You can also call up your favorite Pandora station.

Cadillac Cue Can Read Texts and Emails