Can you save your car?

Dead space monitoring technology can prevent a very common form of accident: if a car is passing or approaching us and behind us (i.e. in the blind spot of our mirrors), the technology warns with a light signal not to change lanes.

However, the warning is not enough for everyone, which is why Ford has now added active steering to the technology: the Kuga’s compact crossover debut system effectively prevents us from changing lanes if it would lead to a collision by operating the steering wheel. The system monitors traffic up to 28 meters behind the Kuga, taking 20 samples per second at speeds between 65 and 200 km / h. The system uses the forward-looking camera to detect a change of direction and calculate whether the two vehicles will collide. The technology is able to intervene effectively at speed differences of no more than 30 km / h.

If you’re already looking ahead with a camera anyway, Ford has also introduced another technology: if you drive 30 km / h or slower and turn, but a vehicle arrives from the front, the system can automatically brake to avoid a collision. The technology does not require the presence of paints, so it works even in a parking lot or on a construction site.

Both technologies can work at night when the vehicle's headlights are on.

(Source: vezess.hu / photo: pexels.com)