2013 Ford Fusion to debut Lane Keeping System at 2012 NAIAS

Ford is offering the Lane Keeping System (LKS) in its 2013 Fusion, which will be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in January. The Fusion will be the first mainstream midsize sedan in North America installed with this system. Ford will also be mounting the LKS on its 2012 Explorer. The carmaker plans to install the LKS on its vehicles over the next few years.

The LKS utilizes a mounted camera on the vehicles? windshield to watch the road and detect an unintentional lane departure. The driver must turn on the Lane Keeping System. The system will be enabled once the vehicle reaches a speed of 40 mph and lane markers are noticeable on the road. A lighted green icon ? a car inside two lanes, indicates that the LKS is on.

The LKS uses electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) to give a vibrating alert to the driver. If the driver does not respond to the alert, the EPAS will steer the car back into the lane.? When the LKS detects the car is nearing the edge of the lane without an activated turn signal, the lane marker in the icon turns yellow and the steering wheel vibrates like hitting strips.

If the driver does not respond to the alert, the icon turns red and EPAS will nudge the vehicle back to the center of the lane. If the vehicle still drifts, EPAS will add vibration to the nudging. The EPAS will turn off once the drive turns the steering wheel, hit the brakes or the accelerator. The LKS offers three levels of assistance depending on the situation: Lane Keeping Alert, Lane Keeping Aid and Driver Alert.

Source: http://www.4wheelsnews.com/2013-ford-fusion-to-debut-lane-keeping-system-at-2012-naias

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