RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Electric steering creates opportunities for driver assistance
Author: Matthew Beecham | 6 December 2010
Ford is increasingly using electric steering in its models not just to enhance driving comfort and improve fuel economy, but also to allow driver-friendly features such as parallel parking assist, writes Matthew Beecham. Electric steering technology could act as catalyst for a number of other driver-enhanced features.
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