FORD VIRTTEX DRIVING SIMULATOR TO HELP KEEP DRIVERS IN CONTROL
Ford Motor Company's advanced, moving-base driving simulator is now busily gathering information to help address one of the most talked about issues today — the use of cell phones and other electronic devices in cars and trucks. The new VIRTTEX simulator — for VIRtual Test Track EXperiment — is one of the most advanced laboratories of its kind in the world. Using the controlled laboratory setting, Ford Motor Company engineers are studying everyday driving tasks, such as changing the radio or inserting an audio CD, and how they affect driver performance during a variety of simulated driving experiences.
