Anyone Tried the Ford PTBA?

Friend with a lot of trailer towing experience was part of an early evaluation trial and loved it.

NMace wrote:
I have seen the FORD Pro Trailer Backup Assist, any real world experience?

Not sure I could let go of the steering wheel and trust the computer.

It would probably save a lot of marriages at the boat ramp.:B

colliehauler wrote:

NMace wrote:
I have seen the FORD Pro Trailer Backup Assist, any real world experience?

Not sure I could let go of the steering wheel and trust the computer.

It would probably save a lot of marriages at the boat ramp.:B

And the campground!

The reviews I've read are all positive. Seems to work as advertised.

But I too wonder about it. Apparently you don't control the throttle or the steering, just the brakes and that little knob. Sounds scary, but guess it's really not much different than the cars that park themselves.

It may be a good thing and I am not against advanced technology. But I think people have become too dependent on electronics and modern technology. Generations of people will be totally lost in the event of a computer failure.

brulaz wrote:
The reviews I've read have all positive. Seems to work as advertised.

But I too wonder about it. Apparently you don't control the throttle or the steering, just the brakes and that little knob. Sounds scary, but guess it's really not much different than the cars that park themselves.

But, can it be hacked by the 12 year olds in the campground :@

3oaks wrote:
Generations of people will be totally lost in the event of a computer failure.

So true... Electronics are making our lives easier, but at the cost of knowing how to do anything. Just like the kids that have been coming out of college the past couple years... they are super smart but cannot communicate face to face with people. They are used to burying their heads in electronics and communicating that way.

I so agree. I teach high school and see it every day. After years of saying "sup wif you - wanna go chil wif d homies" on cell phones, kids lose the tens of thousands of hours communicating face to face with other human beings. It also negatively impacts their vocabulary skills as well as reading abilities.

dvitale300 wrote:
I so agree. I teach high school and see it every day. After years of saying "sup wif you - wanna go chil wif d homies" on cell phones, kids lose the tens of thousands of hours communicating face to face with other human beings. It also negatively impacts their vocabulary skills as well as reading abilities.

Which will mean that kids like mine, and others who are actually involved with their kid's upbringing, will have an edge in society.

Point is, not all kids out there are allowed to act and interact with society like they were just plucked out of a hoodlum micro culture.

dvitale300, not directed at you... but some people on this site need a bit of faith in humanity.

/off-topic

NMace wrote:
Not sure I could let go of the steering wheel and trust the computer.

If you don't let go it ain't gonna work! I'm waiting for steering wheels to be gone. Do we still really need that big wheel thing to steer?