Ford Motor Company will double the availability of its Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Warning with Brake Support system in 2010 when the advanced, radar-based driver aid and crash avoidance technologies are added to the next-generation Ford Explorer, Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX.
When activated, Adaptive Cruise Control operates just like normal cruise control, with one important exception. If its radar sensor detects slower moving vehicles immediately ahead, the system will reduce the cruising speed as appropriate. Collision Warning with Brake Support, which is packaged with Adaptive Cruise Control as an integrated system, provides the driver with a “heads-up” display of red LEDs that flash on the windshield, and provides an audible alert when its radar senses a reduction in traffic speed in vehicles ahead. (LB)
