Ford has shown off technology that can warn following cars of a traffic jam or an incident ahead of them, even if they are outside of visible range of the situation, writes Brian Byrne.It's part of the growing emphasis on car-to-car communications, and is under development at the company's European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany.
The Obstacle Warning system was trialled in Frankfurt using Ford S-MAX vehicles and lights up a dashboard warning setup on following cars in the event of potential hazards being encountered. The technology also links with traffic management centres to warn of slow or gridlock traffic situations.
