Ford created a shopping cart that stops on its own

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Ford is still in his creative stage trying to prove that the technology they use in their cars also serves other products of our daily life. As part of these projects, we have already seen a crib that simulates the movement and lights of a car to sleep babies, as well as a house for dogs with noise cancellation and even a bed that prevents people from invading the opposite side.

Well the new Ford is a shopping cart with automatic braking to prevent accidents in supermarkets.

'Self-Braking Trolley'

As part of his curious 'Interventions' initiative, Ford now shows us how its Pre-Collision assistance technology can be used not only for conventional cars, but also for shopping carts.

According to Ford, children in the supermarket in charge of a shopping cart can be a danger on wheels, since in their heads it is as if they were behind a supercar and the corridors were a great race track.

At this, Ford thought it was a good idea to modify one of these classic trolleys to create the 'Self-Braking Trolley', which has a sensor connected to a braking system on the front, which is activated when the sensor detects something or to someone in front of him, doing so slow down and slow down gradually.

Ford explains that its Pre-Collison Assist technology, which is available for several of its models, could prevent accidents and collisions not only inside the supermarkets, but also in the parking area where there are also often mishaps with the cars of the purchase.

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As has happened with the projects of 'Interventions', this 'Self-Braking Trolley' is just a concept and so far there are no plans to create a commercial version or implement it in some supermarkets. As we have seen previously with these developments, the idea of Ford is to demonstrate how its technology could be used for other tasks outside of cars.

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