When we go in the car with the kids as we find a traffic jam we will have to pull imagination and patience to try to reassure them and make them see that nothing happens and that immediately the traffic jam will pass. One day I saw a father who was inside the car in plan the father of The Queen playing the drums (imaginary of course) and everything. It seemed to me that I was clear about what had to be done in a traffic jam, although from a security point of view I think it is clearly a problem.
So, to make it easier for the father to play the drums, he can calmly return to look at the child or whatever he deems appropriate, from Ford are developing an autonomous driving system in case of jam. Its about Traffic Jam Assist and it is a system that combines various intelligent systems that are already functioning and mature. Thus, it uses the lane maintenance system, adaptive cruise control, steering wheel movement and the use of automatic transmission. The objective is to follow the vehicles that precede us, without losing the lane and also moving the steering wheel automatically. In Ford they work hard to be able to reduce stress of the driver or driver and speed up vehicle traffic.
As our fellow Passion Engineers tell us, they are using Ford simulations that show that if 25% of the vehicles on the road were equipped with a system that followed the vehicle in front, travel times could be reduced by 37.5% and delays by 20%, with the consequent fuel savings, improved irritability and would probably contribute to improving productivity.
Advances in driving will not stop. We already have electric cars, vehicles that carry out semi-automatic parking. There are also cars that drive completely alone, although still in the experimental phase and pending adaptation of legal restrictions. And the brands are working on different projects of temporary autopilots for highway and highway.
AdvertisingWe congratulate Ford for his Traffic Jam Assist because it makes it easier for the car to accelerate, maintain distance, brake, and all in a smooth way, improving retention in the streets, improving our patience and, in case of taking small ones, being able to be more aware of them and encouraging them to calm down until they reach the destination .
