Biofidelics. It's a fancy word for making crash test dummies as lifelike as possible. Because the way we see it, the more human our testing, the more human the results.
Inflatable cars serve as targets for new safety technology.
Ford is testing an array of new “active” crash-avoidance and driver-aid technologies that it will introduce this year by driving prototypes into large, car-shaped balloons to help customers avoid real accidents.
Ford is the only US automaker that has VIRTTEX, a driving simulation technology that allows testing that couldn't happen in the real world. Studying driver distraction allows Ford to make your driving experience safer today.