2010 FORD TAURUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT

Available this summer, Ford’s new 2010 Taurus will start at $25,995 – the same price as 2009 models but with more class-leading features, new technologies and perceived quality that rivals German luxury sedans. A wide selection of optional customer-focused technologies also will be available on the 2010 Taurus including Cross Traffic Alert.

This industry-exclusive system leverages the existing BLIS technology functions only while the vehicle is in reverse and warns when cross-traffic appears within three car widths. Watch a video demonstration of Cross Traffic Alert.

How it Works: Blind Spot Information System (BLIS™)

The feature uses two multiple-beam radar modules, the same used with Cross Traffic Alert, which are packaged in the rear quarter panels – one per side. The radar identifies when a vehicle enters the defined blind spot zone and illuminates an indicator light on the corresponding sideview mirror, providing a warning that a vehicle is approaching.

How it Works: Cross Traffic Alert

Working in conjunction with Blind Spot information System (BLIS™), Cross Traffic Alert warns the driver of impending traffic while backing out of a parking spot. Cross Traffic Alert utilizes the blind spot system’s two multiple-beam radar modules. It can pick up an object moving at up to 18 miles per hour within a 65-foot range – or three parking spaces – from either the left or right side of the vehicle. When cross traffic is approaching, two warnings are given: an indicator lights up in the corresponding outside mirror and an audible alert is sounded. The radar also works when backing out of angled parking spaces because its view is wider than just strictly sensing traffic coming at a 90-degree angle.

Links

Ford Motor Company Newsroom – The New Ford Taurus & Taurus SHO

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