Semi-autonomous features, which can take over for a driver in more limited ways and have been available for years in some luxury cars, are making their way into mainstream vehicles. Some midrange cars will automatically brake if they sense an imminent collision, steer back into a freeway lane if the driver allows them to drift, and guide themselves into tight parking spaces.
"We're definitely in a state right now where we're starting to see these features become more common in mainstream cars," said Ed Kim, who keeps tabs on automotive trends as an analyst for Auto Pacific, an automotive research and consulting firm. All of the self-driving technologies that Ford makes available on its Ford or Lincoln models -- which include automatic braking, advanced adaptive cruise control, assisted parking and automated lane keeping -- are available as options on the Fusion Energi and come standard on the top-of-the-line model.
In testing the various semi-autonomous features on the Fusion, I was struck by how much they varied in terms of usability, polish and reliability.The most impressive function by far was its advanced adaptive cruise control, a new feature with this year's model. Adaptive cruise control will try to maintain a set speed, but will automatically slow down if the cars in front of you decelerate and will accelerate back when they speed up.
The Fusion's system takes this technology a step further, because unlike those on other cars, it will continue to work in stop-and-go traffic. Using radar and a camera system placed behind the rearview mirror to detect vehicles in front of it, it will bring you to a complete stop in a traffic jam and then re-accelerate as traffic resumes.
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