A Dedicated Camera Washer

Been saying this forever – if the camera lens is coated in road sludge, it’s no longer a camera (same with the safety aid sensors drivers rely on.)

So where is the washing solution? It’s here.

How it works:

When you clean the windshield, the camera is also cleaned – door opens, washer pops out and hoses down the lens, pops back in. During a test in Phoenix, it removed shaving cream.

Ford added it to their all-new 2015 Edge.

Nice one guys, sincerely.

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Keri on Driving column – Safety Aids are Overrated

 

 

Never Rely 100% on Driving Aids

All these new driving aids (Blind Spot Warning, Park Assist, etc) rely on sensors to function.

But, when was the last time you checked the sensors, before climbing behind the wheel and relying on them?

If this Rear View Camera sensor is this dirty,
then aren’t all the sensors this dirty?

How can something this dirty properly function and calibrate? Can’t.

 

 

Driving in this Never-Ending Winter

Tires, braking, snow plows and sensors – tips for driving during this year’s never-ending winter. Check the sensors!

Read it online at Autonet.ca.

Favourite line:

When was the last time checked any of the sensors before climbing behind the wheel and relying on them? 

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Driving Aids create Distracted Drivers

I think these new features, the driving and safety aids, are creating complacent drivers.

And who ever checks if the sensor is clean and functioning, before climbing behind the wheel and relying on it?

Check the sensors!

Favourite line:

I worry these new features are masking just how dangerous an activity driving really is. And when the element of danger is removed, so are the consequences of a mistake.

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