Ford Unveils Pro Trailer Backup Assist

meh... I would use this if I didn't already know how to back up a trailer. I get the feeling it would not go well for experienced trailer users.

..and if I was going to be a first time boat owner I'd for darn sure want to learn how to back down for real. Sissy gizmo. Got a boat? Learn how to launch it.

One more thing to drive up the cost of the vehicle and/or towing package. Somebody has to pay the software engineers for that 5 years of development time, and somebody has to pay for that extra knob on the dash.

Everybody struggles a few times when they are new to towing. But once it's clicks, it clicks.

If this included a feature that automatically put the transom plug in or disconnected the tie downs from the trailer/boat, I'd be all over it! Until they add those features, this is a fail in my book.