Satellite Is My Co-Pilot on Fords of The Future

October 12th, 2009 admin

Researchers at Auburn University and Ford have teamed up to develop new accident-avoidance technology that allows satellites to communicate with a vehicle’s on-board electronic stability control (ESC) to prevent a crash. Using GPS satellites, the system monitors a vehicle’s roll angle, sideslip and velocity from above in order to sense when a vehicle is about to exceed the limits of the laws of …

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