Ford Engineers a Solo Fix for a Two-Person Push

Ford has filed a patent for a control mechanism that lets a single driver move a pickup simply by pushing on the truck itself, no second person required. The system is aimed at a maneuver that has long demanded two sets of hands — one at the wheel, one at the bumper — and collapses it into a job one owner can manage alone. Details of how the mechanism reads and responds to that push have not been made public.

With reporting from Car and Driver.