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Headlights show the way
Ford engineers are testing technology that uses positioning data to optimally illuminate curves in the dark and detect hazards as early as possible.
Headlights show the way
“The predictive lighting technology we are now developing could one day make driving in the dark so easy that drivers essentially just have to follow their headlights,” says Michael Koherr, Lighting Research Engineer, Ford of Europe. The company has already pioneered camera-based recognition of traffic signs and lane markings to optimize headlights to better illuminate roads in the dark. Ford engineers are now testing a technology that uses the on-board navigation system to recognize the road geometry ahead and uses its own location data in real time to proactively adjust the headlights to the course of the road. The innovative system swivels the headlight into curves and thus illuminates them particularly effectively. This means the driver can get an early overview of the road, even in the dark, and identify potential dangers and other road users such as cyclists or pedestrians more quickly.