Engineers from the giant automaker Ford Motors develop intelligent headlights that promise to reduce accidents at night; technology alerts drivers by projecting direction, crosswalk and other traffic signs!

Ford launches smart headlights that show road signs, speed limits and traffic ahead directly on the ground and also measure parking space with lights that will adapt to the width of the car!

The giant automaker Ford Motors, which closed its factories and ended its vehicle production in Brazil, is looking to take the concept of Head-up Display Systems to the next level with headlamps that project images onto the road. For those who don't know, Head-up display systems project graphics onto the windshield, and are becoming more and more common in modern cars.

The new High Resolution Highlights smart headlight technology, which is currently being tested by the American carmaker's engineers, can project road signs, navigation directions or even weather information onto the road ahead.

Watch the video below and check out the new technology being developed by Ford engineers!

Ford Motors' goal is to keep the driver's eyes on the road. For example, technology can warn them of weather changes, such as an icy road ahead or the next fog. As the headlights are also connected to the navigation system, they can also display upcoming turns, and the automaker says the system can even project the vehicle's width onto the road so drivers can judge whether the car will fit into a tight gap. , like a parking space, for example.

And it doesn't stop there: other road users can also benefit from these high-resolution headlights, according to the company. For example, a crosswalk can be projected onto the road for both driver and pedestrian vision in situations where existing road markings are faded or unclear. Other possibilities include showing a path for the driver to follow to ensure cyclists are passed at a safe distance.

Technology promises to reduce accidents at night

“What started with playing with a projector light and a blank wall could take lighting technologies to a whole new level,” he says. Lars Junker, a Ford feature and software specialist in Europe.

“There is potential now to do much more than simply light up the road ahead, to help reduce the stress involved in driving at night. The driver could obtain essential information without having to take his eyes off the road.”

And that's really the main point. Research outside the UK shows that 40% of accidents occur at night, despite the fact that the roads are much less busy.

"A vehicle traveling at 90 km/h travels at 25 meters per second, which means that even a brief look at the navigation on the car's screen can result in 'driving blindly' for ten meters or more," Ford said. “On an unlit road, this could potentially mean missing an important sign or a bend in the road.”