Having trouble with parallel parking? Then we’ve got good news for you. Ford has unveiled its new Active Park Assist system, an optional feature for both the Lincoln MKS sedan and Lincoln MKT crossover that will greatly help drivers parallel park.

The system utilizes ultrasonic sensing in tandem with EPAS, or Electric Power Assisted Steering, in order to put the car in the best parallel parking position and come up with the best possible steering angle.

To start things off, there’s a button on the instrument panel and the driver simply pushes this to let the sensors find an appropriate parallel parking slot. Once the driver accepts the parking assistance prompt, the steering system activates and the car practically parks itself. Pedals and transmission are still at the behest of the driver, while he is prompted on distances of nearby cars or people.

So far, only the two aforementioned models will have the Active Park Assist option. However, with Ford planning to put automated steering on more models, there’s a great possibility that the automated parking system will be seen more frequently.

Source: Motor Authority