Ford is unveiling a brand new driver help function referred to as Exit Warning*, which might be out there to prospects this summer time on all fashions of the all-new 2024 Ford Mustang to assist safely share the highway and shield weak highway customers like cyclists, scooter riders and pedestrians.

If a weak highway person is approaching the Mustang, it warns the motive force earlier than they open their door. Right here is the way it works:

• When the Mustang is in park, utilizing radar on the car’s rear, Exit Warning will establish weak highway customers touring at the least 4 miles per hour – roughly 1/3 the pace of a median bicycle owner.
• If a weak highway person is approaching and may very well be impacted when opening the door, Exit Warning will use audio and visible alerts to inform the motive force by way of Ford SYNC, on the Mustang’s instrument cluster and the facet mirror.
• The tech will even stay lively for as much as 3 minutes after the ignition is turned off, together with audio and visible alerts within the cluster and contact display screen.

With summer time in full swing, it’s essential for drivers to securely share the highway with those that could also be out commuting or having fun with the nice and cozy climate – in keeping with NHTSA, biking accidents are most typical from June by means of September. This function on the 2024 Mustang is one instance of how Ford is considering the protection of highway customers.

*Driver help options are supplemental and don’t change the motive force’s consideration, judgement and wish to regulate the car. It doesn’t change secure driving. See Proprietor’s Handbook for particulars and limitations.

SOURCE: Ford