2024 Active Park Assist?
04-29-2024, 10:16 PM
#21
Since what I'm hearing from a couple of dealers who have tried it and cannot get it to work on any of the 2024 F150s, the feature is gone but Ford didn't do a great job telling anyone they had discontinued it.The dealers have simply don't know for sure. The service guys look at the VIN and say it should have it...still has the button that doesn't do anything. The corner sensors n the bumpers are missing but the module to make it work (PAM) is still there. No body at Ford or the two dealers I had look it over could explain why
I found an article in the news:
I am just going to assume the feature was quietly removed without telling anyone.
I found an article in the news:
[QUOTE]Bloomberg reported that earlier this week Ford COO Kumar Galhotra told analysts on a conference call that the company's connected vehicle data showed that "Very, very few people are using it...". Of course, the decision to discontinue the feature is mainly about cutting costs, and Galhotra said this move will save Ford about $60 per vehicle and around $10 million per year.
The bigger figure is $2 billion. That's how much the company expects to save by nixing features such as automated self-parking, as there are myriad operating costs behind the scenes for things such as freight, manufacturing, and materials. It's possible removing this type of tech will make automakers such as Ford less reliant on semiconductor chips, which caused all sorts of equipment to be removed or put on hiatus during the recent shortage, including Active Park Assist. Ford's automated parking feature is currently offered on a range of models, from the Escape compact SUV to the electric Mustang Mach-E to the full-size F-150 pickup. While the company says Active Park Assist wasn't very popular, we wonder if the people who did use it will have trouble parallel parking any future Ford model they might buy./QUOTE]
Ford apparently didn't share detils of the decision with the dealer staff or the people at Ford wh take support calls. He said the features on my 2024 Powerboost XLT should work. After the softwar update and diagnosis, the feature still doesn't park the vehicle. The feature is still shown in videos and demonstrated on Ford's web site.I am just going to assume the feature was quietly removed without telling anyone.
04-29-2024, 11:34 PM
#22
I have it on my 2018...it works flawlessly!
One of the few options that does work as intended!!
One of the few options that does work as intended!!
04-30-2024, 06:18 AM
#23
Senior Member
10 months ago when I bought my '21, the parking aid was a big selling point for me. After a few attempts to make it work, I gave up.
Looking at several videos recently, it appears my misfortune was strictly pilot error and now it seems to work great.
Looking at several videos recently, it appears my misfortune was strictly pilot error and now it seems to work great.
04-30-2024, 09:14 AM
#24
Senior Member First F150
04-30-2024, 09:22 AM
#25
I've read that Ford is killing off the self parking feature as nobody with it was using it.
Was it because no one was complaining about it???
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04-30-2024, 09:22 AM
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