The Car Advisor

 

During our first test drive, Dave Messih speeds around a curve at 50 mph. His foot never touches the brake, and the 2011 Ford Explorer prototype we’re in knocks down a barrier of safety cones. OK, that’s fun. But what’s the point? Messih, a Ford engineer, is demonstrating the capability of a new technology called curve control, set to debut in the much-anticipated redone SUV later this year. based on Ford’s traditional stability-control system. It measures how quickly the vehicle is turning and compares that with how quickly the driver is trying to turn. The system activates when the driver steers more than the vehicle turns ... Read more »