Pro Trailer Backup Assist, the Ford electronic wonder that takes over the steering of the truck while the driver guides the backup proceedings via a dial on the dashboard.

Ford is introducing the trailer system to its dealers and the media with hands-on demonstrations of how it works. The Pro Trailer Backup Assist system comes with the optional trailer package on most 2016 F-150 pickups, which will appear in showrooms this fall.

 Pro Trailer Backup Assist operates with a camera on the pickup’s tailgate that monitors the position of the trailer hitch. You place a special sticker on the trailer tongue, and then input some measurements of the trailer and its hitch that remain stored in the system.

begin backing and steering by turning the dial right to make the trailer go right or left to go left. Let it go to straighten out.

What usually takes a half dozen back-and-forth moves, and lots of hollering from your spotter, becomes a simple task of looking at the video-screen backup-camera display, where a dotted line shows you where to guide your truck hitch in relation to the trailer hitch.

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