Ford's New self driving car

Ford is working on a vehicle that could make all of us forget everything we ever thought we knew about cruise control. And, if everything works out the way Ford hopes, this car could know more about driving on the road than you could ever hope to know. And it will do a whole lot more than just control your speed as you cruise.

The vehicle above is known as the Automated Fusion Hybrid Research Vehicle. Hopefully Ford will come up with a more catchy name when the car is ready for a wide release.
This isn’t just any Ford Fusion, though. Those 4 things that look like big microphones on top of the car? Those are infrared light sensors that allow the car to scan anything and everything around you. In fact, they scan the road 2.5 million times a second. The sensors read the road data much like dolphins and bats interpret sound waves. When all is said and done, the car can see a 3D image of everything going on around your vehicle. It probably sees more than you do. And, should it see you approaching something a little too quickly, it can slow down and even stop the car, preventing you from getting into a collision.

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