Ford has come up with a great idea of merging GPS, a frontward showing camera of a vehicle, with directed-beam headlights as a strategy to improve safety by illuminating objects on the road, persons on foot, and cyclists at night.
Ford officials said that the company's Camera-Based Advanced Front Lighting System increases the field of view for the front light ray, particularly at crossroads that are prone to hazards and are not directly in the driving path, USA Today reported. The new technology from Ford is important when driving since it draws the driver's attention to walkers, cyclists, and large animals in the travel route or even off the road.
"Many drivers at night have been compelled to make quick judgment in the event someone or something appears unexpectedly in travel route," Ken Washington, the company's vice president of research, said in a statement. "Our company's Camera-Based Advanced Front Lighting System and Spot Lighting ensures that the driver is aware as much as possible to identify people or animals that could pose a danger or vulnerability to accidents."
Meanwhile, the technology will rely on infrared rays to help detect pedestrians, cyclists, and animals, in a move to highlight possible dangers, Top Tidings revealed. The Camera-Based Advanced Front Lighting System has the ability of widening beams at junctions and roundabouts after reading traffic signs.
Headlights that utilize such technology rely on GPS-enabled system front cameras that can remember routes and direct the lights to assist drivers get a better view when negotiating corners. The cameras do the work of see the lane markers to illuminate the road better.