This connected car technology will allow a vehicle to gather data about the location and severity of potholes, broken drains and manhole covers. It will also allow vehicles to send and receive warnings allowing the driver to slow down or the car adjust its suspension settings to reduce the impact and smooth the ride, with the aim of reducing the potential for punctures, wheel and vehicle damage.
Dr Mike Bell, Global Connected Car Director, Jaguar Land Rover, said: “Our MagneRide equipped Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport vehicles feature sophisticated sensors that allow the vehicle to profile the road surface under the wheels and identify potholes, raised manholes and broken drain covers. By monitoring the motion of the vehicle and changes in the height of the suspension, the car is able to continuously adjust the vehicle’s suspension characteristics, giving passengers a more comfortable ride over uneven and damaged road surfaces.”
Dr Mike Bell, Global Connected Car Director, Jaguar Land Rover, said: “Our MagneRide equipped Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport vehicles feature sophisticated sensors that allow the vehicle to profile the road surface under the wheels and identify potholes, raised manholes and broken drain covers. By monitoring the motion of the vehicle and changes in the height of the suspension, the car is able to continuously adjust the vehicle’s suspension characteristics, giving passengers a more comfortable ride over uneven and damaged road surfaces.”
Jaguar Land Rover’s research team will be working with innovation partner Coventry City Council to understand how road profile information gathered by this technology could be shared with road authorities, and exactly what data would be most useful for their roads maintenance teams to identify and prioritise repairs.
USA today reported that Ford spokesman Aaron Miller explained the mechanism and said the car’s computer senses approaching potholes, and the computer immediately sends signals to shock absorbers which adjust themselves and prevent the car’s tire from falling in.
Pothole-Detection technology is already part of some of Ford’s other models, including the Lincoln luxury cars, and Ford's famous SUV, Expedition. Among Sedans, Ford Fusion Sport will be first to add this technology. The automaker demonstrated this technology in a video that recently trended on the internet. In the video, Ford’s new sedan is seen rolling over potholes filled with Ping-Pong balls without crushing them.
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