Ford May Navigate Us Out of a Jam
Ford may have a way for us to navigate our cars through rush hour without lifting either arm from our cushy armrests. With many consumers raving about its Active Park Assist feature that can steer a car into a perfect parallel park, Ford is stepping up its game by toying with the idea of branching out into perpendicular parking and driving through heavy traffic jams.
“Active Park Assist can parallel park a car by using ultrasonic sensors to measure the length and width of a space. It then steers the car into the space with the car’s electric power steering, which is already controlled by a computer.” The company claims it already has the technology to extend this feature to other types of parking and driving. And who knows what else it might be able to do in the future?
Our interest in this technology goes a little deeper. If Ford is able to effectively steer through traffic, will it reduce idling and thus the tonnes and tonnes of wasted fuel Canadians burn through each year? It’s been well established that sitting in traffic is a big culprit of wasting gas, especially with constant breaking and accelerating. So if Ford can help to mitigate this, we’re all for it.
Via Digital Trends
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