{"id":19124,"date":"2015-07-29T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.davison.com\/blog\/?p=19124"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:09:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:09:37","slug":"fords-bright-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davison.com\/blog\/fords-bright-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford\u2019s \u201cBright\u201d Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Driving at night can be dangerous, especially when unforeseen hazards blend in with the darkness.<\/p>\n

Ford identified this problem and, in turn, is working on a better way to warn drivers of potential dangers.<\/p>\n

The American car manufacturer is working on developing lighting technology that can automatically detect pedestrians on dark roads, thanks to widened headlight beams at low-visibility junctions.<\/p>\n

The headlight system uses an infrared camera on the front of the vehicle to sense the heat that\u2019s emitted from nearby animals, cyclists and pedestrians in areas of poor visibility.<\/p>\n

When the system detects the heat, the car then shines a spotlight on the potential hazard, which is flagged up on the dashboard screen display.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s latest technology is working to help ensure that drivers are quickly alerted to animals or people that could present a possible danger. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The system can detect up to eight hazards at once from a distance of a little over 130 yards. From there, the two hazards that the system recognizes as the most likely to cause an accident are presented to the driver on the dashboard screen.<\/p>\n

The hazards are color coded, yellow and red, to indicate the level of risk.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not all that Ford\u2019s camera system can do; in fact, it also can interpret traffic, which activates the vehicle\u2019s onboard computer to recognize when roundabouts and junctions are ahead. In instances when the car is nearing low-visibility areas, the car\u2019s headlight beam widens to provide the driver with a wider view of the road.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, information from a global positioning system (GPS) is used to recognize winding roads with unseen dips and other factors to adjust the headlights in advance.<\/p>\n

But, when GPS isn\u2019t available, the technology uses a forward-facing camera that\u2019s installed to the base of the rear-view mirror to recognize lane markings and to also predict curves in the road.<\/p>\n

Though Ford\u2019s latest technology is shedding light on road safety, according to US highway regulations, bright flashing lamps, both front or rear, are not allowed \u2013 yet.<\/p>\n

Copyright Davison, 2015<\/em><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2015\/07\/21\/ford-night-vision-lighting-system-warns-car-drivers-unseen-pedestrians-cyclists-animals-infrared-gps-design\/<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.extremetech.com\/extreme\/210472-ford-gps-aims-headlamps-around-dark-corners<\/a><\/p>\n

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