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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by 315wheelbase, May 25, 2015.

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  1. May 25, 2015 #1
    315wheelbase

    315wheelbase Heavy Load Member

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    Could this be the next technology to come to trucking?
    (going to be fun to see this come before driverless trucks)

    Ford F-150 getting trailer backup assist feature that takes your hands off the wheel

    Ford’s adding a new twist to towing.

    A unique feature launching on the 2016 F-150 allows a driver to steer a vehicle in reverse with a trailer attached using a knob on the dashboard to control its direction while the truck automatically turns the steering wheel. It’s called Pro Trailer Backup Assist.

    After putting a checkerboard sticker on the trailer tongue for the rearview camera to use as a reference, and entering a few measurements to help it determine the size of the trailer and where it’s axles and pivot point are, you simply activate the system, turn the knob in the direction you want the trailer to go, then operate the gas and brake pedals while it manages the steering.

    It’ll keep things straight as well as turn, spinning the wheel back and forth as necessary to keep it on track and avoid jackknifing, and operates only at appropriately low speeds. The system can store information for up to 10 trailers at a time.

    Pro Trailer Backup Assist has been in development for several years, and was first teased on the Ford Atlas Concept that was unveiled in 2013, which previewed the style and some of the features on the all-new F-150 that was launched the following year.

    Pricing hasn’t been announced, but the system will be offered as an option on all F-150 trim levels when the new trucks hit showrooms at the end of this year.
     
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  3. May 25, 2015 #2
    gokiddogo

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    As a society, have we crossed the line where we don't need to use our brains anymore? If this comes to big trucks can you imagine the premium one will be able to charge for crazy places such as NYC, Chicago, etc.?
     
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  4. May 25, 2015 #3
    jmadd

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    Can anyone see any carrier of any size actually embracing this tech? The number of so called innovations over the years and how many have been implemented on trucks? It would be pointless because as soon as the system breaks down, and it will, the driver will still need to know how to manually back the trailer to where it needs to go. If anything it would be a redundancy used in the most trying of places. Perhaps as Gokiddogo said, local drivers in big cities.
     
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  5. May 25, 2015 #4
    sherlock510

    sherlock510 Road Train Member

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    ....or just teach people how to properly back?
     
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  7. May 25, 2015 #5
    Tonythetruckerdude

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    The more add to the plumbing the easier it becomes to stop-up the pipes. Just saying.......
     
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  8. May 25, 2015 #6
    G.Anthony

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    Please refrain from making sense.
     
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  9. May 25, 2015 #7
    G.Anthony

    G.Anthony Road Train Member

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    I had our long time plumber at my house last week. I have a home built in 1860.

    Do I have to tell you he replaced some of my plumbing that was "stopped up"?

    And it ain't like it is a one family house, it is a 3 family house.

    Lucky for me (on this visit) the plumbing was on the first floor, and the pipes were ever so easy to get at from the cellar.

    I dread the 2nd and 3rd floors as the ceilings in each apartment (starting with the first, all the way up to the second, will have to be opened up)
     
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  10. May 25, 2015 #8
    Starboyjim

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    It's a F-150, a pickup? Wow. I don't see myself signing up any time soon, for a Ford or a dash board tickler.
     
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  11. May 25, 2015 #9
    Ezrider_48501

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    i could imagine this system being very confusing to someone who already knows how to back a trailer. to experienced drivers backing up becomes second nature
     
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  12. May 25, 2015 #10
    Starboyjim

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    RightO, EZ. "back it 'til you feel it."
     
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