Ford will quickly expand availability of the just-launched rear inflatable seat belts by offering them on the Ford Flex and on Lincoln vehicles starting next summer The industry-first rear inflatable seat belts are designed to reduce head and neck injuries for rear seat passengers, especially children and older people The advanced restraint system debuted on [...]
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2010 TAURUS EARNS FIVE-STAR CRASH RATINGS, PIONEERS FAST-SELLING CRASH-AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
2010 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
FORD 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
FORD 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 [...]
THREE BLINKS AND IT’S OFF; NEW FORD LANE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY HELPS EASE DRIVER PET PEEVES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
THREE 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 [...]
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Taurus picked as one of the safest cars
One of the top Safety Pick cars from the Insurance Institute in it’s class This year, the Insurance Institute added a requirement for roof crush safety to protect occupants in the event of a rollover. To test roof strength, the Institute presses a metal bar against one side of the vehicle’s roof. To earn a [...]
