Here's just a sampling of the flood of safety devices
appearing on the 2001 models:
Too many dented fenders? Ultrasonic reversing/parking
sensors chirp signals if you're dangerously close to other cars
or obstacles, giving you plenty of warning to brake. You'll
find them on Ford's Windstar, Taurus, Explorer and Mountaineer
this year. Other systems in the works will warn of frontal
collisions and automatically brake if a crash is imminent.
Instead of having you manually disengage your cruise
control when traffic conditions force you to slow down, and then
re-engage it, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) does it all for you
electronically. Developed by Delphi Automotive Systems, the system
detects vehicles 450 feet ahead and adjusts your speed to maintain
a gap of one, two or 21¦2 seconds.
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Lane-change assistance systems use detectors mounted
near the taillights and side mirrors. These act as peripheral
vision when yours is blocked and beep if a car is in the way when
you activate your turn signal.
Coming from Chrysler are tiny cameras that replace
side-view mirrors, displaying traffic around you on a small
dashboard screen.
OnStar's updated system automatically tracks your
location and sends emergency services when the airbag deploys.
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