Share The 2011 Ford Fiesta has earned a 2010 Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) – it is the first mini-car to do so since the introduction of a new roof strength test Fiesta’s energy-absorbing body structure is optimized for strength and stiffness and designed to absorb and redirect crash [...]
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FORD RESEARCHERS ADVANCING CRASH AVOIDANCE CAPABILITY WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareFORD RESEARCHERS ADVANCING CRASH AVOIDANCE CAPABILITY WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY Ford researchers are advancing vehicle safety with the development of new crash avoidance systems that use wireless vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications to detect and respond to imminent collisions Ford’s research into wireless “active safety” applications includes its vehicle-to-infrastructure Smart Intersection project Ford is conducting cooperative vehicle-to-vehicle [...]
FORD INTRODUCES NEW CURVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST CRASHES ON CURVES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareFORD INTRODUCES NEW CURVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST CRASHES ON CURVES Ford is pioneering the next frontier of safety with crash-avoidance innovations such as Curve Control, which launches on the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer and rolls out to 90 percent of Ford’s North American crossovers, sport utilities, trucks and vans by 2015 Curve [...]
TEENS “BELT IT OUT” WITH FORD DRIVING SKILLS FOR LIFE TO SING FOR SAFETY | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareTEENS “BELT IT OUT” WITH FORD DRIVING SKILLS FOR LIFE TO SING FOR SAFETY Teenagers across the country are using original music to address the number one killer of their generation: vehicle crashes. Ford Driving Skills for Life – an award winning driver’s education program – is offering thousands of dollars in scholarships to teens [...]
BARK BUCKLE UP HAS TAILS WAGGING FOR TOP DOG: FORD EDGE NAMED PET SAFE VEHICLE OF THE YEAR | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareBARK BUCKLE UP HAS TAILS WAGGING FOR TOP DOG: FORD EDGE NAMED PET SAFE VEHICLE OF THE YEAR NEW YORK, April 1, 2010 – Bark Buckle UP – the recognized leader and experts for pet travel safety – awarded the Pet Safe Choice Vehicle Awards “TOP DOG” today at the 2010 New York International Auto [...]
2011 FORD EDGE CROSSOVER ADDS AWARD-WINNING TECHNOLOGIES, CLASS-EXCLUSIVE FEATURES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Share2011 FORD EDGE CROSSOVER ADDS AWARD-WINNING TECHNOLOGIES, CLASS-EXCLUSIVE FEATURES The new 2011 Ford Edge features a wide suite of new convenience features and technologies, led by the available MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology and industry-first HD Radio™ technology with iTunes® Tagging capability Ford’s popular industry-exclusive conveniences such as MyKey™ and Easy Fuel® Capless Fuel-Filler System [...]
FORD FOCUS NAMED ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’ VEHICLE AT 2010 DETROIT AUTO SHOW BY AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareFORD FOCUS NAMED ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’ VEHICLE AT 2010 DETROIT AUTO SHOW BY AUTOWEEK MAGAZINE The next-generation Ford Focus was named “Most Significant” vehicle at the 2010 North American International Auto Show Login to download images. Next-generation Ford Focus is named “Most Significant” vehicle of the 2010 North American International Auto Show NAIAS by the writers [...]
2010 TAURUS EARNS FIVE-STAR CRASH RATINGS, PIONEERS FAST-SELLING CRASH-AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Share2010 TAURUS EARNS FIVE-STAR CRASH RATINGS, PIONEERS FAST-SELLING CRASH-AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES The new 2010 Ford Taurus has earned the U.S. government’s top five-star ratings for driver and passenger in front and side crash tests The new Taurus has an advanced crash safety structure, a standard suite of advanced restraint and air bag technologies, and previously earned [...]
Ford and MIT Team Up To Improve Safety by Reducing Driver Stress | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareFORD AND MIT TEAM UP TO IMPROVE SAFETY BY REDUCING DRIVER STRESS Ford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT announce advanced research project that explores automotive technology solutions to reduce driver stress Ford and MIT to study how reducing driver stress can aid overall human wellness Lincoln MKS to serve as test vehicle in [...]
FORD USES HOLLYWOOD MOTION-CAPTURE SOFTWARE BEHIND ‘AVATAR’ TO IMPROVE VEHICLE DESIGNS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareFORD USES HOLLYWOOD MOTION-CAPTURE SOFTWARE BEHIND ‘AVATAR’ TO IMPROVE VEHICLE DESIGNS Ford Motor Company is the only automaker to use the same type of motion-capture software in its virtual engineering labs as Hollywood employs to create such motion pictures as “Avatar,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and “Polar Express” Ford [...]
2010 TAURUS EARNS FIVE-STAR CRASH RATINGS, PIONEERS FAST-SELLING CRASH-AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Share2010 TAURUS EARNS FIVE-STAR CRASH RATINGS, PIONEERS FAST-SELLING CRASH-AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES The new 2010 Ford Taurus has earned the U.S. government’s top five-star ratings for driver and passenger in front and side crash tests The new Taurus has an advanced crash safety structure, a standard suite of advanced restraint and air bag technologies, and previously earned [...]
THREE BLINKS AND IT’S OFF; NEW FORD LANE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY HELPS EASE DRIVER PET PEEVES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
ShareTHREE BLINKS AND IT’S OFF; NEW FORD LANE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY HELPS EASE DRIVER PET PEEVES Ford’s new three-blink lane change technology gives drivers a way to avoid an annoyance on the road with a simple flick of the indicator that turns off automatically A recent driving survey puts people who leave their turn signals on [...]
