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Ford unveils radar-based Collision Warning with Brake Support system
Ford Motor Company, building on its safety and technology leadership, announced it will offer a new advanced "active" collision-avoidance technology, Collision Warning with Brake Support, on certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles next year.

-Ford to introduce new "active" safety radar warning system – Collision Warning with Brake Support – in 2009 to help drivers avoid rear-end accidents.

-Collision Warning with Brake Support uses radar to detect moving vehicles ahead and warns the driver of danger with an alarm and warning light. The system also automatically pre-charges brakes and engages an electronic brake assist system to help drivers stop more quickly.

-Collision Warning with Brake Support is one of three new radar-based active safety technologies Ford is launching in 2008 and 2009. The others are Adaptive Cruise Control and BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross Traffic Alert.

Collision Warning with Brake Support uses radar to detect moving vehicles directly ahead. When the danger of a collision is detected, the system warns the driver with an authoritative beep and a red warning light projected on the windshield above the instrument panel. The system also automatically pre-charges brakes and engages a brake-assist feature that helps drivers quickly reach maximum braking once the brakes are engaged.

Collision Warning with Brake Support is one of three new radar-based active safety and driver-aid technologies Ford is launching across a range of vehicles in 2008 and 2009. The others are Adaptive Cruise Control, launched this year, and BLIS® (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross Traffic Alert, which debuts in 2009. All three features use radar to detect the relative position of other vehicles and warn the driver with a combination of visual and audio alerts.

The new technologies build on Ford's leading number of top safety ratings, including the most 5-star government ratings of any automaker, and a leading number of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety "Top Safety Picks."

"The new Collision Warning with Brake Support technology puts us on the leading edge of active safety to help customers detect and avoid possible dangers," said Paul Mascarenas, Ford vice president of engineering, Global Product Development. "Ford will be the first to offer this technology on mainstream models that many families can afford."

Unexpected detected

Collision Warning with Brake Support builds on the basic function of Adaptive Cruise Control, a driver-assistance feature that Ford introduced on the 2009 Lincoln MKS. Adaptive Cruise Control uses radar to detect moving vehicles immediately ahead and modify cruising speed if necessary.

"Adaptive Cruise Control really marked the beginning of pre-emptive driver-assistance systems," said Jerry Engelman, Adaptive Cruise Control supervisor, Chassis Electronics. "Ford was able to use the radar technology and experience to develop the Collision Warning with Brake Support system."

Research indicates that Collision Warning with Brake Support could be particularly helpful in warning a driver who is distracted or drowsy. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the majority of accidents involve driver inattention. The agency's research found that one extra second of warning could prevent up to 90 percent of rear-end collisions. CWBS offers three programmable alert settings ranging from approximately 1.5 seconds to 2.5 seconds.

"It depends on the user's preference, because one person's false alarm may be another person's near miss, and it's important that drivers are comfortable with the system," said Tom Pilutti, technical expert, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering. "Some people have a slower reaction time, and the longer time setting may meet their needs better than the shorter setting. Our research shows that most drivers will prefer and feel more comfortable with the longer default setting."

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, forward collision warning systems like Collision Warning with Brake Support have the potential to help prevent the kind of rear-end crashes that occurred 2.3 million times per year from 2002-2006 – almost 40 percent of the total crashes reported to police each year in the U.S.

Clearer sight with science

BLISTM (Blind Spot Information System) with Cross Traffic Alert can help provide extra confidence to drivers in parking lots by alerting drivers sooner of nearby traffic while backing out. It uses two multiple beam radar modules, which are packaged in the rear quarter panels. The radar detects moving objects within a 65-foot range from either side of the vehicle. The radar identifies when a vehicle enters the defined blind spot zone and illuminates an indicator light on the corresponding side-view mirror providing a warning that a vehicle is approaching. An audible alert is sounded as well.

Researchers at Ford's North American advanced driving simulator, Virtual Test Track Experiment (VIRTTEX), dedicated most of the past few years studying how active safety technologies in vehicles may better alert drivers of potentially dangerous driving incidents.

"New technologies such as radar, cameras, lasers and GPS may enable us to offer more safety and convenience features in the future," said Jeff Rupp, manager, Active Safety, Research and Advanced Engineering at Ford's Research and Innovation Center. "A key is identifying the kinds of warnings that drivers will find both more effective and easier to understand."

For Collision Warning with Brake Support, VIRTTEX researchers learned drivers respond more quickly to certain audible alerts that are more authoritative. Their research also shows some preference for a combination of warnings – audio alerts backed up by a visual warning – such as those that will be offered with Collision Warning with Brake Support system.

Safety in demand

Vehicle safety technology is second only to fuel efficiency on customers purchase consideration lists, according to a recent study by RDA Group Global Market Research of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. According to the research, among consumers' top desires for safety features are collision warning and prevention, greater traction controls, entrapment prevention, and vehicle-to-vehicle communications.

"Over the past several years we've seen drivers' attitudes change regarding safety technology," said Jim Thomas, senior vice president, RDA. "It used to be that they didn't want to release control of the vehicle at all, but now they're looking for the vehicle to be more proactive."
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Ford unveils radar-based Collision Warning with Brake Support system



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WhelanWhelan - 10/8/2008 9:52:17 AM
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That is not leadership. Acura introduced this on the RL before any other maker.

The Collision Mitigation Avoidance System.

First stage alerts the driver with a tug on the belt, a signal flashing on the dash and a tone.

Second stage applies light braking, tugs the seatbelt more and flashes and tones.

Third stage was preparing for a crash where the airbags would deploy just prior to the actual impact, seatbelts would retract full on, and the brakes and ABS would apply full force to reduce the force of the impact on the occupants.

Others now have this as well such as Volvo, Mercedes, etc. So leadership would not be the right term. But wait, they did come out with pedal adjusters first.

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commander104commander104 - 10/8/2008 12:21:40 PM
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you mentioned Volvo: where do you think ford gets all of its safety features? I think Ford still owns Volvo (safety division).


WhattheWhatthe - 10/8/2008 1:35:56 PM
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This from an Acura salesman.


WhattheWhatthe - 10/8/2008 1:56:58 PM
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salesperson?


abcdabcd - 10/8/2008 2:50:53 PM
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Honda and Toyota are pioneers of such a system . They both introduced it in 2003 , Honda`s The Collision Mitigation Avoidance System and Toyota`s Pre-crash radar-based system .

Here`s Honda`s system :
http://world.honda.com/HDTV/news/2003-4030520a/


WhelanWhelan - 10/8/2008 12:48:38 PM
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True but Volvo did not pioneer this technology to production before Acura. They had collision avoidance where it warns you with just the light and beep. This is the next step.

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WhattheWhatthe - 10/8/2008 1:33:48 PM
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Both of the systems were stolen by ford from Volvo. Volvo is about to launch CitySafe which is the same system, in the XC60. BLIS has been around a couple of years for Volvo.
ford=Pirate!
The quicker Volvo get away from ford, the better!

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WhelanWhelan - 10/8/2008 3:44:10 PM
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BLIS is the Blind spot indicator. My dad got it on the 2009 XC70 he bought my mom recently. It's a pretty cool setup.

And as for me being a salesman/person?? I was back over 5 years ago, but now work in finance for an HR company actually. I just happen to know Acura def. had it too market first.

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