Earlier this month, Ford Motor Co., Irvine, gave the media a sneak peek at some of its newest, most innovative crash avoidance and protection technologies. One of these, was the world’s first rear inflatable seat belts.
Saeed Barbat, Ph.D., manager of passive safety research and advanced engineering at Ford and Ford safety technology marketing representatives conducted demonstrations of Ford’s group of safety technologies and innovations.
Ford is pioneering a new generation of affordable safety measures such as smart sensors, including radar, camera and wireless technologies, to develop new crash avoidance and driver assist systems that detect and help drivers recognize and respond to collision risks more quickly.
Featured safety technologies include MyKey; SYNC: Traffic, Directions and Information; BLIS (Blind Spot Information System); Active Park Assist; Integrated Blind Spot Mirrors; and Cross Traffic Alert.
The event offered sneak peeks at the next-generation, yet-to-be-revealed Ford Explorer, which goes into production later in 2010, and includes the world’s first inflatable seat belts for rear passengers and a next-generation radar-enabled collision warning system.
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