Experimental brake lights wirelessly communicate with other vehicles
Your car's brake lights are simple, right? You step on the big pedal, the red lights on your vehicle's tail illuminate, and drivers behind you can see that you're slowing down. But what if your next car's brake lights could let drivers who aren't in line of sight know that you're slowing; what if they could let drivers rounding a bend know that you're slowed or stopped on the other side?
That's Ford's vision for its experimental Electronic Brake Light technology -- an odd moniker, as all brake lights are typically … Read more