According to foreign media reports, Ford has developed a “night driving mode” that can limit speed after dark.
Ford filed a patent application for a night speed limiter in August 2019.
On June 4 this year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the patent application.
(Photo source: Ford) According to the content of the application, Ford fully considered the needs of emergency personnel when designing this feature.
Ford pointed out that emergencies can occur during the day or at night, and even very skilled drivers need to drive at high speeds to reach the emergency scene, so there is less room for fault tolerance.
The application states: “These emergency personnel are usually trained in driving techniques to operate high-speed vehicles, but at high speeds, they have less time to respond to conditions on the road.
This is especially true at night and in severe weather conditions.
“, The speed limiter can be triggered by a light sensor.
The sensor measures ambient light levels and communicates with the car’s GPS and telematics systems to determine whether it’s night time or if the light is dimmer due to severe weather.
In either case, the vehicle will be restricted to a specific speed and will not be affected by local speed limits unless the driver requests to exceed the speed limit.
, Now, some high-performance cars have begun to use speed limiters.
For safety reasons, Volvo has limited the top speed of all its cars to 112 mph in the past few years.
In 2023, New York lawmakers also proposed mandatory use of speed limits for drivers who repeatedly exceed the speed limit.
However, no specific use cases have been seen for Ford’s discussion of night driving and emergency rescue personnel.
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