June 09, 2014
Richard Truett

DETROIT -- A steering system that makes it easier for drivers to maneuver in parking lots will be offered next spring on a Ford vehicle, likely the next-generation Edge crossover.

Now, to back into a parking space a driver needs to turn the steering wheel of a typical vehicle as many as three revolutions. With Ford's new steering system, the same maneuver might need as few as two revolutions.

Ford Adaptive Steering, developed with Japanese supplier Takata Corp., was shown to journalists last month at a media event here. Ford declined to say on what vehicles the system will appear. But the system was shown on the Edge Concept in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The production version of the next-generation Edge is due next spring.

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Automotive News