Commercially available

PRINCIPLE

Obstacle and Collision Warning Systems help the driver to prevent or mitigate accidents by detecting vehicles or other obstacles on the road ahead and by warning the driver if a collision becomes imminent.
 

EXPLANATION

Current solutions with limited performance are an additional function of Adaptive Cruise Control, using information obtained from radar sensors to give visual and acoustic warnings.
Future systems will use long range/near range radar sensors or LIDAR and video image processing or a combination of these sensors.
In addition to warning the driver, the system can also:
- pre-fill the braking system to providefull braking force (Brake Assistant) as soon as the driver applies the brakes,
- or pre-arm airbags or pre-tension seatbelts in order to prepare the vehicle for an imminent collision.
Obstacles and Collision warning systems are available as an option in several European models.

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• During ITS Lyon 2011, Hungary signed the eCall Memorandum of Understanding
• From April 7, 2011 eSafety is called iMobility