Ford Super News Ticker Report post Posted October 23, 2014 Ford Motor Company is rolling out a new driver-assist system that can reduce the severity of or even eliminate some frontal collisions involving vehicles and pedestrians. View the full article 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted October 24, 2014 Very cool. Along with the Modeo in the video with DRL strips. I want those lights ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted October 24, 2014 They better if they want to keep up with the competition, Hyundai, Subaru and a few others already have automatic braking. The Ped alert will put them ahead provided they can roll it out quickly across their lineup. If they dont start putting them into the 2016 models here, they will fall behind quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nv rick Report post Posted October 25, 2014 From the article: Pedestrian Detection can help the driver avoid pedestrians at lower speeds.So if I really want to whack the idiot/drunk crossing in the middle of the block, I have to really hit the gas pedal? 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted October 25, 2014 From the article: Pedestrian Detection can help the driver avoid pedestrians at lower speeds.So if I really want to whack the idiot/drunk crossing in the middle of the block, I have to really hit the gas pedal?Most likely ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
