Ford's New, Smart Shopping Cart
Self-Braking Shopping Cart
No More Runaway Carts at the Grocery Store
Runaway shopping carts pose a danger to cars and customers at grocery stores. Ford has invented a self-braking shopping cart that stops automatically to prevent damage.
Pre-Collision Assist System
The cart has a version of Ford's Pre-Collision Assist system. In cars, the system has a forward-facing camera and radar to detect vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists on the road and automatically applies the brakes if the driver doesn't respond to warnings. The new shopping cart has a sensor to scan for people and objects and applies the brakes when a potential collision is detected. Ford says the self-brakeing cart can help prevent damage to cars, store shelves and customers. They add it will help make grocery shopping less stressful for parents of little children.
Prototype & Intervention
Ford says one of the reasons they designed the cart was to demonstrate how important Pre-Collision Assist systems are to help drivers avoid accidents or reduce the impact. The new cart is a prototype at the moment. It's also part of a series of Ford "Interventions": applying automotive expertise to solve everyday problems.
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| Source: Ford Europe |
No More Runaway Carts at the Grocery Store
Runaway shopping carts pose a danger to cars and customers at grocery stores. Ford has invented a self-braking shopping cart that stops automatically to prevent damage.
Pre-Collision Assist System
The cart has a version of Ford's Pre-Collision Assist system. In cars, the system has a forward-facing camera and radar to detect vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists on the road and automatically applies the brakes if the driver doesn't respond to warnings. The new shopping cart has a sensor to scan for people and objects and applies the brakes when a potential collision is detected. Ford says the self-brakeing cart can help prevent damage to cars, store shelves and customers. They add it will help make grocery shopping less stressful for parents of little children.
Prototype & Intervention
Ford says one of the reasons they designed the cart was to demonstrate how important Pre-Collision Assist systems are to help drivers avoid accidents or reduce the impact. The new cart is a prototype at the moment. It's also part of a series of Ford "Interventions": applying automotive expertise to solve everyday problems.
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