Car manufacturers continually strive to introduce additonal electronic features that actually add to the driver’s comfort and experience.
The Gentex Corporation, leading suppliers of auto-dimming mirrors has announced that its mirrors are to be fitted to the new generation Ford Fiesta in Europe.
The Gentex mirrors automatically darken to reduce headlight glare from vehicles behind, and are to be fitted to the Ghia and Titanium car trims.
Not only do they increase driving safety by eliminating accident-causing glare, but they also provide car manufacturers with a cost-effective way to offer customers value-added electronic devices and other features.
Enoch Jen, Senior Vice President said:
“Fiesta joins the European Ford Focus in offering auto-dimming interior mirrors. Fiesta and Focus account for the majority of Ford’s European production, and we are very pleased that Ford recognizes the importance of the auto-dimming feature in the European market.”
Over the years, Gentex mirrors have become recognised as more than a safety feature; they have, by demand and design, become sophisticated electronic modules and can now incorporate compass and temperature displays, driver communication interfaces, door openers for garages, headlamp control sensors, etc.
Research reveals that headlight glare during night time driving from the vehicles travelling behind you can be blinding. Even after the glare has gone, an after-image remains on the eye’s retina creating a temporary blind spot, and you may not even notice it.
This phenomenon is known as the Troxler Effect, and increases driver reaction time by up to 1.4 seconds.
At 60 mph, you’d drive over 123 feet before you even reacted to the danger in front of you.
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