Ford's "car-road coordination" is coming soon, and car owners can take the lead in experiencing it and officially mass-produce it next year.

[car home? Industry] Not only should cars become more "intelligent", but the construction of smart cities can not be separated from the realization of driving and road coordination. Recently, Ford China will carry out the vehicle-road coordination function test based on C-V2X technology on the open test road of intelligent networked vehicles in Changsha, Hunan Province, becoming the first vehicle enterprise to carry out mass-produced vehicle-road coordination function test and commercial application in Changsha. Ford plans to apply this technology to domestic production models, and plans to push these functions to trial owners through OTA at the end of this year.

The brand-new sixth-generation Ford Explorer conducted a functional test of "vehicle-road coordination" on the open road in Changsha.

This is another measure taken by Ford to accelerate the commercialization of C-V2X "vehicle-road coordination" technology in China after Wuxi, Jiangsu. As an advanced vehicle-borne wireless communication technology, C-V2X "vehicle-road coordination" can connect vehicles, signal lights, traffic signs, communication equipment of cyclists and pedestrians, and help cities build a safe and smooth travel network. A vehicle equipped with C-V2X is like a vehicle equipped with "clairvoyance" and "clairvoyance", which can enable the owner to accurately and timely obtain the road information ahead and enhance the perception of the vehicle in the blind area of sight, thus reducing the collision risk and improving the road congestion.

It is reported that car owners can apply for opening these functions through Ford SYNC+ Zhixing infotainment system, and take the lead in experiencing them on specific open roads in Wuxi and Changsha. Ford will continue to optimize the vehicle-road coordination function according to the feedback from the trial owners, and make preparations for the mass production of the first domestic vehicle equipped with C-V2X function in 20021year through OTA iterative upgrade.

The vehicle-road coordination function will be deeply integrated with the intelligent navigation function of SYNC+ Zhixing infotainment system, and information such as traffic light status and countdown, speed limit, dangerous sections and temporary construction will be prompted in the form of images and sounds. In addition, the vehicle-road coordination function can also be combined with algorithms, traffic light information and so on. , to provide car owners with advice on the best driving speed, you can go directly through the intersection and reduce the time waiting for the red light. (Text/car home? Peng Fei)