Ford has recently announced that the company has took the initiative to apply automotive tech to non-automotive applications by unveiling a prototype of a new “Quiet Kennel”, a kennel made for dogs and their ultra-sensitive hearing can be safe and feel at ease when there’s presence of fireworks or thunders.
It is known that nearly half of the dogs in the United Kingdom show signs of fear upon hearing the sounds of fireworks or thunder which is difficult to muffle even inside a home. Ford saw this as an opportunity to use the Edge SUVs noise-cancelling tech to solve an everyday issue which affects both pets and their owners.
The noise cancelling kennel works just like the technology counteracts engine or transmission sounds using opposing sound waves, when the kennel detects the sound that’s coming from fireworks or thunders, it will begin to cancel out the sound. To make this possible, high-density cork is the key material in this product, as it’s able to significantly reduce sounds until its nearly undetectable.
According to Ford, the Quiet Kennel is “just a prototype for now” and is suggesting that the company may bring it into production in the future, however there are no indication of when that will happen.