Video: 2015 Ford F-150 Park Assist

One, the active park assist that'll help you parallel park and two, the 360 around camera stuff. Chet, tell us a little bit first about the active park system and how it works. Well, the first thing I'd like to mention is that we are the first pickup truck to offer active park assist and also the 360 degree camera. Active park assist, utilizes ultrasonic sensor, which is located on the sides of the truck to help scan for parallel parking slots. It also uses the wheel speed sensors, which are part of the chassis to measure distance. So the ultrasonic sensor provides depth and then the wheel speed sensors help us with length. And once the system has identified a slot that's appropriate size for the truck. Then the truck can automatically steer into the slot, which is the hard part typically of the Right. Is the steering. While the driver can concentrate on other tasks, like checking the surroundings. The driver is still responsible for controlling the brake pedal and the gas. How much space does it F-150 need to use this system adequately? It's based on the length of the truck. So it's the length of the truck plus another six feet. Okay. Alright, well, let's get and try and take a look at how these systems work. Okay. Alright Chet so I understand that for the active park assist, I can do this up to 20 miles an hour. Yes. Okay, so I start by pushing this button. Correct. Alright and then we get instructions here. So we're going to put it into drive. We're going to pull forward. Yes. So at this point, it's scanning for slots by using the ultrasonic sensor, which is on the side of the truck. Okay. And it's going to provide an indication that the spot was found and it'll tell you to stop. Okay, alright. And you move the gear selector into reverse. Alright. And I move my hands off right? This is why, right? And you take your hands off the steering wheel. Okay. So that's reverse Just back up slowly, await further instructions and make sure to check your surroundings. Okay, gotcha. So as the truck is doing the steering for you, it really does give you a chance to concentrate on your surroundings to make sure that there's nothing in the way. Okay. So I can see the car behind us coming up in the screen here. Right. Okay. And this is where you prepare to break . That noise is telling me how close I'm getting. You were getting closer and you can see that you're still in the green. Okay. Approaching the yellow and when she gets to the red, keep going. Alright. That's when we tell you to stop. And you can shift forward. Alright. And does the steering for you and then they'll provide instructions and it crossed the finish. Nice, okay. That's pretty easy I got to say, for a truck, what is this, 19, 20 feet long? Now this, yeah, I don't have the exact number, but yes, this is a pretty, this is a big truck, right? So that worked well. Now I understand there's also the 360 view, which we could see a little bit while we were in that system. Yes. Can you walk me through, first of all, where are the cameras located and then what do I see in those views? Okay, so we have the four cameras. The front camera is located right beneath the blue oval on the grill. Okay. And now we have two on the side, which are located beneath the side mirrors. They're looking down. Okay. And then you have the rear view camera. Okay. So if we put the truck in, let's put the truck and drive. Okay. And then we can turn on the 360 view and you can see. Okay. The first few that you get for the front is what's directly in front of you so this is coming from the front camera. Okay. And then you have this bird's eye view, which is a combination of the four views. Okay. And you'll see a few accents here, this, these yellow dash lines. Think of those as the, like the no fly zone Because it's the safety zone? because you have side mirrors and other things. Right. Right. Right. Bumpers, all that kind of stuff. You can also see there's this little display on the upper left, and this gives you an indication of which camera. Which, which view you're in. Okay. Okay. So we'll hit this. So once again, we're focused primarily on the front camera, but it's a larger view so you have a bigger display. Okay. And now we have the split view, which is a combination of the front camera and then the two that are on the mirrors, the siders and these are two, excuse me. There were 360 degree field of view images that are stitched together to give you a full 180. Okay. Now, if you put the truck in reverse, what we have here is the same view that you had when you were in drive, but it's looking rearward. Yup. We can also press this little magnifying glass and give you. Oh, nice. A big view of what's behind the rear bumper. And the dash line? There's a guideline there, which is very useful when you're trying to. To line up the hitch? Right up the hitch to your trailer, exactly. Nice, okay. So as we come back out, we'll go back to this view. Yep. And like there was with the front, we keep pressing the button when we get A wide angle. The big view of the larger image for the rear view. Yup. And here you can also see that we're in the green zone for the park aid sensors. Okay. Right. And then once more we get the two, excuse me, the 360 degree images, which are stitched together to give you the split view. Okay. Okay. Now, Chet, I know when I'm driving on the freeway in the rain or in the mud or whatever, that my front grill is constantly getting stuff flung out. How do you keep that camera clear? So the front camera has an integrated washer system. Okay. So we know that mud can be a problem. We know that even dust in some clients can be a real issue. It's really here in Dallas. I work in Michigan and certainly salt becomes an issue. And if you have to clean your windshield more than likely, you're going to have to clean your camera lens too. So know we take care of both at the same time. Okay. Alright, well, Chet, thanks very much. We're eager to get our hands and try this in the real world. Thank you. Okay, thank you. (truck engine roaring)