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Cars that park themselves. Driver-passenger split screen computers. Night vision. Just a few of the innovations that make driving easier, safer and more fun.

Ford at self-parking

From CNNMoney.com

Ford isn’t the first to take a crack at the self-parking car, but it is the first to make it genuinely useful. Ford’s Active Park Assist can actually maneuver your car into a parallel parking space in less time and with less hassle than doing it yourself.

And it’ll probably do a better job of getting the car into the space. Plus, it works in a variety of conditions. You don’t have to wait for a space on perfectly level ground with good lighting.

All you have to do is press a button and slow down to less than about 20 mph. Sonar sensors on the side of the car scan for a viable space. When one is found, just pull forward until the car tells you to stop. Then put it in reverse, take your hands off the steering wheel and back up slowly. The car handles the rest like a pro.

Ford EcoBoost

For Ford Taurus and Flex EcoBoost.

The company that invented the mass-market V8 engine in the 1930s – because Henry Ford insisted, for some reason, that cylinders must come in multiples of four – has finally come up with its replacement.

Ford’s EcoBoost V6 engines use two turbochargers combined with a complex computer-controlled fuel injection system to produce the power of larger V8 engines. What’s more, these EcoBoost engines use no more fuel than Ford’s non-boosted engines of the same size. And they’ll run just fine on regular gasoline, although you’ll need premium fuel for maximum power.

Another benefit of this system, besides the power output, is how quickly that power is delivered. Because the engines are relatively small, they get to full throttle more quickly, delivering their maximum pulling power almost as soon as you press down on the gas pedal.

Coming soon: EcoBoost 4-cylinder engines that deliver like V6s.

Ford: Work Solutions

Ford F-series trucks. E-series vans and Transit Connect vans

Ford work solutions

For people who simply drive their cars, and don’t practically live in them, Ford offers Sync, a system that ties your cell phone and MP3 player in with the car’s stereo and a very easy-to-use voice recognition system. But for those who use their truck or van as mobile offices and tool sheds, Ford now has a system called Ford Work Solutions.

One feature, called Tool Link, allows you to put radio-frequency ID tags on your tools and equipment. RFID scanners in the back of the van or the bed of the truck can then tell you whether you have all the tools you need for a given job or if you’ve left any behind at the job site.

The in-dash computer provides, as the name implies, a computer complete with spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software built right into the truck. There is also a remote keyboard. Besides all the onboard software, you can also access a computer somewhere else – say, the one on your desk at the office – right from the truck.

Additionally, there are systems for fleet management that allow you to check, from your truck, on all the other vehicles in your fleet.

McMahon Ford
3295 S Kingshighway at Fyler
314-664-4100

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