Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Ford S2RV

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Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 20:53:43 -0500

Ford S2RV
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1. Camera tracks other vehicles and predicts if you're on a collision path. 2. Side-view-mirror cams let you see around large trucks. 3. Digital adaptive headlights direct their beams into your turn. 4. Reconfigurable screens display navigation info, safety alerts and telematics status; navigation system uses real-time traffic information to suggest alternate routes around jams. 5. A laser floods the road ahead with infrared light, which is picked up and shown on the head-up night-vision display. 6. Rear collision sensors alert you when a vehicle approaches too quickly.

Ford S2RV

Grand Award Winner

Ford

A concept vehicle based on the Ford Explorer, the S2RV (Smart, Safe Research Vehicle) showcases the cutting edge of automotive technology: voice-activated telematics, Bluetooth, and digital adaptive headlights that look around corners. Even more avant-garde, and giving us a glimpse into the future
of car safety, are the systems that actively detect threats and warn the driver of problems before they happen.

Large vehicle in front? TrafficView cameras mounted
on the S2RV's side-view mirrors
feed their signals to a display
in the instrument cluster, giving you a clear view around that Winnebago. The active night-vision head-up display on the windshield images the road ahead using infrared lasers. The S2RV also has sensors mounted in the front and rear to identify other cars, track their position and speed, then assess the potential collision risk.

The safety systems warn drivers of impending crashes by tugging on seat belts or setting off an audible alert. If all those beeps and lights in the cabin don't make us crazy, they should make us safer.

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