Ford has announced a New Active Park Assist helps drivers parallel park with the touch of a button and without ever touching the steering wheel. In Ford's version, you just pull alongside a space and push a button. The sensors of the car will measure and calculate a a feasible parallel parking space, and prompts the driver to give the OK. After pushes the OK, the EPAS (Electronic Power Assisted Steering) will automatically steer the car into the parking space hands-free. Click 2 see big pic!!
Here's how Active Park Assist works:
• The driver activates the system by pressing an instrument panel button, which activates the ultrasonic sensors to measure and identify a feasible parallel parking space.
• The system then prompts the driver to accept the system assistance to park.
• The steering system then takes over and steers the car into the parking space hands-free. The driver still shifts the transmission and operates the gas and brake pedals.
• A visual and/or audible driver interface advises the driver about the proximity of other cars, objects and people and provides instructions.
• While the steering is all done automatically, the driver remains responsible for safe parking and can interrupt the system by grasping the steering wheel.
Available as an option on both the 2010 Lincoln MKS and the as-yet-unrevealed 2010 Lincoln MKT seven-seat crossover, Active Park Assist accompanies Ford's new Electric Power Assisted Steering. |
