Ford safety tech helps drivers avoid potholes
MANILA: Ever experienced falling into a large pothole because it was so dark and the headlights weren’t enough for you to see and avoid it?
Future Fords will help you avoid those as it will come with the automaker’s new safety feature called "Road Edge Detection."
Designed primarily for rural roads and at speeds of between 72 to 113kph, the feature uses a camera located below the rearview mirror to monitor road edges 50 meters in front of the vehicle and seven meters to the side.
Should the vehicle veer away from the paved road, the system provides gentle steering support to get the vehicle back on the pavement and prevent it from drifting off.
It uses and an advanced algorithm, added to Ford’s existing lane-keeping aid, that determines when there are clear structural changes from the road to the area beside the road. It can also provide steering support on marked roads when the lane marking is obscured or hidden by snow, leaves, or rain.
If the driver is still close to the edge following initial steering support, the system vibrates the steering wheel, to prompt the driver to steer. At night, the system uses the illumination from the headlights and functions as effectively as during the day.
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Road Edge Detection as part of its lane-keeping aid will come standard on Focus, Kuga, and Puma, and will be part of the expanding driver assistance technologies being rolled out to new Ford vehicles.
“Rural roads can be every bit as challenging for drivers as urban streets – especially for those who may be unfamiliar with their route. Road Edge Detection helps alleviate one concern to make journeys more comfortable and easier,” said Rüdiger Kieneke, Ford driver assistance and safety electronics engineer.
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