กรุงเทพฯ--23 มิ.ย.--Hill+Knowlton Strategies
While you can't control the cost of fuel, you can control the way you drive to make filling up the tank easier on your pocketbook. Luckily, cars come packed with technologies that can make your drive easier and more efficient. Here are three technologies in the Ford cars that can help to limit your visits to the pump.
Adaptive Cruise Control
You might think that cruise control was introduced to appease our lazier side, but this smart feature can actually help to save fuel in two ways. When driving on highways, it keeps you from needlessly driving at faster – and less-efficient – speeds. It also helps you maintain a constant speed, which means you don't waste fuel by unnecessarily braking and accelerating. Ford's Adaptive Cruise Control takes these advantages one step further. When engaged, a radar sensor detects the speed of other vehicles ahead and automatically adjusts your speed to cruise at a safe distance. This means you won't be caught off-guard and forced to aggressively brake and then accelerate again – a major cause of wasted fuel on the highways.
Active Park Assist
How many hours of your life have you spent searching for perfect parking spots? It's probably not something you want to think about too much – but we have all wasted time and fuel looking for an easy and convenient spot. Fortunately, Ford's Active Park Assist can help to avoid aimless driving around and burning through your fuel tank. The convenient driver's aid can assess if a parking spot is the right size; if it's a fit, Active Park Assist steers your vehicle into the spot while you control only the accelerator and brakes. It takes all the guesswork out of parking – you'll never have to second-guess a small parking space again. MyKey
Have you ever loaned your car to a friend or family member, only for them to return it with an empty tank? While Ford's MyKey won't improve your friends' manners, it may at least encourage them to drive more efficiently. A pre-programed key allows you to place limits on some in-car features, set your vehicle's maximum speed and keep track of how far it is driven. Speeding wastes fuel, and fuel economy decreases rapidly at speeds above 80 km/h. By setting the vehicle's speed limit, your guest driver won't be able to override the set speed by fully depressing the accelerator pedal or by using cruise control.