Ford Backup Assist

One of the biggest issues I see with people backing trailers is they don't pull forward enough to start in a neutral position. With the trailer slightly pointing the wrong direction, an experienced driver will struggle to get it going in the correct direction. And, they probably didn't pull forward enough because they want to minimize the distance they back up. An automated dial won't fix that unless it tells you keep going forward. Even then, backing straight over distance requires slight corrections in most cases that just come from experience and feel. I expect technology can make those corrections with refinement just as fly by wire can prevent (or warn) a pilot from making unsafe maneuvers but I doubt it's there with the first roll out.