Ford Pro Trailer Hitch Assist parks the ball under the trailer for you
Using the system means pressing the Pro Trailer button. The system uses the truck's rear camera, ultrasonic sensors, and computer vision to identify the ball and identify the coupler on a trailer up to about 20 feet away. After it alerts the driver to those positive IDs, the driver puts the truck in neutral and holds the Pro Trailer button to instruct the vehicle to back up until the ball's aligned under the coupler. The rear sensors will pause the process if they detect obstructions.
The automaker says it gathered"a large volume of data" to create the feature in-house, ringing up 60 patents during development while trying to create the widest variety of working conditions. It sounds like trucks that use the feature will continue to upload new data to the dev team, Ford saying"future trailer image data can be used to make system better over time through Ford Power-Up software updates.
Ford says Pro Trailer Hitch Assist is available on 2023 trucks now. Director of technology communications
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