Remember the days when the backup camera didn’t exist? Technology has come a long way in a short time. Ford Motor Company is always striving to develop to the latest technology for safety and convenience.
Ford has Introduced the Ford Co-Pilot360: the most advanced suite of standard driver-assist technologies includes automatic emergency braking.
The Ford Co-Pilot360 has standard automatic emergency braking, that even includes pedestrian detection. Are you a double or even a triple checker for that blind spot? Ford covered that with an advancement blind spot information system. The technology has a lane keeping system, rear backup camera and auto high beam lighting.
Ford Co-Pilot360 will make it’s way out across Ford’s new passenger cars, SUVs and trucks up to F-150 in North America, starting on the new 2019 Ford Edge and Edge ST this fall.
“Though our vehicles today are safer than ever, drivers tell us they are still stressed about getting in a potential accident,” said Jim Farley, Ford president, Global Markets. “That’s one reason why we’re making these must-have technologies accessible to millions of customers each year.”
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Most advanced standard driver assist package
| Ford Co-Pilot360 | Toyota | Honda | Chevrolet | |
| Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Blind Spot Information System with Cross Traffic Alert | Yes | No | No | No |
| Lane Keeping System | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Auto High Beam | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Reverse Camera | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ford Pre-Collision Assist with pedestrian detection technology may help drivers avoid some frontal crashes
Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection uses radar and camera technology to scan the roadway ahead and, if a collision risk with a vehicle or pedestrian is detected, provides a warning flash to the driver. If the driver does not respond in time, the system can automatically apply up to full braking force to help reduce the severity of or even eliminate some frontal collisions. Pre-Collision Assist may help drivers avoid rear end collisions with other vehicles at all speeds, while Pedestrian Detection can help the driver avoid pedestrians at lower speeds – both may reduce the severity of forward collisions or even prevent certain forward collisions.
The system has three functions:
- The first can notify drivers through steering wheel vibration that they need to correct course when the system detects the vehicle drifting close to lane markings.
- The second provides steering torque to steer back toward the center of the lane.
- Third, a driver alert system, continuously monitors driving pattern using a forward-looking camera and provides visual and audio warnings when the system estimates the driver’s vigilance level to be less than that of an attentive driver.
Customizable choices selections can be customized so drivers can choose which features they want, where in the lane a warning is provided, and how intense they want the feedback from the steering wheel. The sensitivity of the setting can be adjusted between normal and increased, which moves the warning zones in closer to the center of the lane. The intensity of the steering wheel vibrations can be adjusted as well between low, medium and high.
Testing, Trusting & Technology
Ford will continue to introduce new driver-assist technologies. Next year, it plans to debut in North America and Asia Pacific automatic emergency braking for when drivers are in reverse.
The company also is investing $500 million the next five years to continue developing new driver-assist and safety technologies. Key areas of focus will be simplifying the technologies so they work as people expect – especially as driving controls become more automated.
Researchers test the user experience with many new technologies at Ford’s VIRTTEX driving simulator in Dearborn and run new systems through a battery simulations built from more than hundreds of thousands of miles of testing across the country. For example, engineers tested a recent suite of radar and camera technologies for more than 660,000 miles across the globe.
This work also will help people become more comfortable with the idea of autonomous vehicles.
“Many people question the idea of autonomous vehicles,” Farley said. “But those who use advanced driver-assist technologies today say they are more open to cars doing all of the driving in the future.”
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