For parents of young children, in terms of stress, the weekly trip to the supermarket is right up there with getting the kids to bed and meal times. And few moments are more worrying than seeing your child careen off at high speed on a shopping cart.
Taking inspiration from its own Pre-Collison Assist technology, Ford has now come up with the “Self-Braking Shopping Cart”.
While just a design concept and probably cost prohibitive, this device could prevent a lot of bruised ankles and dinged bumpers.