{"id":12093,"date":"2019-08-23T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T19:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=12093"},"modified":"2019-08-23T12:56:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T19:56:12","slug":"12093","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=12093","title":{"rendered":"Technologies designed to curb the tongues of back-seat drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: courtesy Ford Motor Company.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWatch that truck!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re trailing too close.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSlow down, you\u2019re driving too fast!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ah, the incessant (helpful?) advice from a backseat driver. <\/i><\/p>\n

But perhaps the days of these common calls from backseat drivers are coming to an end, thanks to new, driver-assist technologies.<\/p>\n

According to a recent study from Ford and sociologist Dr. Jess Carbino, 68 per cent of drivers believe that backseat driving behavior will decrease because of driver-assist technology.<\/p>\n

Ford teamed with Dr. Carbino, best known for her work with Bumble\u2014a location-based social and dating application that facilitates communication between interested users\u2014to perform a study on how backseat driving affects drivers.<\/p>\n

No surprise to drivers, the study confirmed backseat drivers can cause more harm than good for the well-being of those inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a lot of drivers, constantly getting advice from passengers is more than just annoying, it\u2019s stressful,\u201d said Carbino.<\/p>\n

Car manufacturers, such as Ford, insist that available driver-assist technologies\u2014such as Blind Spot Information System with cross-traffic alert and Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking\u2014can help reduce the risk of collisions and build confidence in certain driving situations, while always allowing the driver to remain in control.<\/i><\/p>\n

In fact, the study\u2019s findings contradict a growing belief that technology inhibits human connection. Insights from the study show that while backseat driving can cause in-vehicle relationships to suffer, driver-assist technology can help avoid unnecessary backseat banter. Since the technology can help assist with some of the burdensome tasks of navigating, drivers and passengers can focus on more enjoyable aspects of the ride, namely each other.<\/p>\n

The data also suggests that since respondents have confidence in the technology, it can help eliminate the perceived need for their backseat driving input.<\/p>\n

Ford\u2019s Co-Pilot360 Technology, available as standard and optional on its vehicles, includes a suite of features to help quiet backseat drivers and allow drivers to navigate the road with confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly, the intent of Ford Co-Pilot360 Technology was not to eliminate backseat driving,\u201d said Chris Billman, Ford Co-Pilot360 engineering manager. \u201cBut, hey, if we can help in that way too, that\u2019s great!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWatch that truck!\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re trailing too close.\u201d \u201cSlow down, you\u2019re driving too fast!\u201d Ah, the incessant (helpful?) advice from a backseat driver. But perhaps the days of these common calls from backseat drivers are coming to an end, thanks to new, driver-assist technologies. According to a recent study from Ford and sociologist Dr. Jess Carbino,Read Full Story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-12093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ford","tag-slider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12097,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12093\/revisions\/12097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}