Lane Departure
Warning alerts drivers with a visible signal in the instrument cluster and a vibration of the steering wheel if they have inadvertently drifted out of their lane.
Forward collision
warning alerts a driver when the system detects that the vehicle is about to crash into another vehicle in front, but the system doesn't slow down or stop the vehicle.
A Multi Information Display (MID) message and audible
warning alert the driver when the ACC function is activated.
A Driver Information Interface (DII) message and audible
warning alert the driver when the ACC function is activated.
Lane Departure
Warning alerts drivers with clear visual and sound warnings if their car begins to drift outside of their intended lane without a warning signal.
Lane departure and vehicle sway
warning alert the driver if the system detects the car drifting across or swaying between lanes - usually signs of driver fatigue.
A Multi-Information Display (MID) and Head - Up Display (Advance Package) message and audible
warning alert the driver when either ACC or Low - Speed Follow functions are activated.
Not exact matches
Some GM vehicles are now equipped with camera systems that detect nearby vehicles and lane markings, then
alert drivers about possible collisions with
warning tones and console lights if cars wander off their path.
And while the apps could easily
warn drivers when their time is running out, they could also
alert wardens.
Warning systems can make a sound,
alerting a
driver that the car is straying out of its lane, either into oncoming traffic or perhaps off the road itself.
The new Lexus Enform Service Connect keeps
drivers up - to - date on maintenance
alerts,
warning light notifications, and other important information regarding the vehicle.
Spec it correctly and the car comes loaded with a suite of
driver assistance systems, including forward collision
warning and braking, blind spot monitor, rear cross-traffic
alert, lane keep assist, and automatic high beams.
Active safety features like lane - keep assist, blind - spot
warning, rear cross-traffic
alert, forward collision braking, automatic high beams, and
driver attention
warning will be available.
If you want active safety features you'll have to get a 2016 model; it offers a
Driver Assistance Package that includes adaptive cruise control, forward collision
warning with automatic braking, lane departure
warning and a blind spot
warning system with rear cross-traffic
alert.
A
Driver Assistance Package for SE and SEL trim levels includes adaptive cruise control, forward collision
warning with autonomous braking, lane departure
warning, a blind spot
warning system with rear cross-traffic
alert, and automated parallel and perpendicular parking.
If so, the system sounds an
alert and displays a
warning message to the
driver, at the same time priming the brake system to reduce stopping distances.
The Lexus NX also boasts a long list of available active safety features (lane departure
warning, blind - spot
warning, rear cross-traffic
alert, adaptive cruise control, pre-collision braking), and an enhanced Lexus Enform app can even set speed or distance limits for a guest
driver.
Safety options include Active Driving Assistant, which encompasses lane departure
warning that vibrates the steering wheel when you stray outside of lane lines; frontal collision
warning that can brake the car at speeds under 10 mph and pre-load the brakes at higher speeds; and pedestrian
warning that uses audible and visual
warnings to
alert the
driver of pedestrians and pre-loads the brakes.
Optional safety features include a blind spot
warning system with rear cross-traffic
alert, lane departure
warning, a wide - view camera system designed to help you see around blind corners, and a forward - collision
warning system that monitors the
driver's focus and includes mild autonomous braking and automatic front - seat seat - belt cinching.
Also standard are a
driver attention
alert, blind spot monitor, lane keeping assist, lane departure
warning, rear cross-traffic
alert, adaptive cruise control, automatic high beams and a backup camera.
Highlights include the climate package ($ 1000) with heated front and rear seats, heated windshield washer nozzles, and rain sensing wipers; the multimedia package ($ 2700) with a premium audio system, navigation with real time traffic updates, and a rearview camera; and the technology package ($ 1700), which includes adaptive cruise control, collision
warning with automatic braking,
driver alert control, and lane departure
warning.
A new set of
driver aids is now available, including forward collision
warning with autonomous emergency braking, lane change
warning / assist, lane keeping assist, blind spot detection and rear cross-traffic
alert.
Unlike most vehicles, the Passat SE with Technology and higher trims will also brake when in Reverse if the
driver doesn't heed the
warning from the rear cross-traffic
alert system.
Others include: adaptive cruise control with forward collision
warning, automatic low - speed braking, lane departure
warning, automatic parking assist, blind - spot
warning and cross-traffic
alert, keyless ignition, a power
driver's seat, and a
driver drowsiness monitor, but it's still to be determined which of those features will come to the States.
Lane departure
warning is added, and uses Cadillac's vibrating seat cushion to
alert the
driver.
A forward - collision
alert, defeatable, and lane - departure
warning which vibrates the lower part of the
driver's seat, also will be options.
In addition, more than 90 percent of the participants believed that a number of specific features of the connected vehicle technology would improve driving in the real world, including features
alerting drivers about cars approaching an intersection,
warning of possible forward collisions, and notifying
drivers of cars changing lanes or moving into the
driver's blind spot.
Electronic
warning system functions such as forward - collision or lane departure
alerts would not be subject to the proposed guidelines, since they are intended to
warn a
driver of a potential crash and are not considered distracting devices.
Alerts via dashboard - mounted triangular lighting signals (dubbed Alive Geometry by BMW) and a head - up display
warn the
driver about obstacles, ranging from pedestrians crossing the street to rocks obstructing a canyon road.
There are several
driver assistance systems on offer from a lane keeping system to blind spot
warnings, collision
warnings, a
driver alert system and traffic sign recognition, and all work well although the collision
warning can be a little over eager in town driving.
The
Driver Confidence II package adds front pedestrian braking, lane keep assist, lane departure
warning, forward collision
alert and adaptive cruise control with forward automatic braking.
OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Platinum package - $ 4450 Voice - controlled navigation Volvo premium audio system Rearview camera Keyless entry and ignition Power liftgate Front and rear parking assist Cargo cover Compass Homelink Grocery bag holder 12V cargo - area outlet Power folding rear headrests Climate and technology packages - $ 3100 Heated front and rear seats Headlight washers Heated windshield washer nozzles Rain - sensing windshield Interior air quality system Adaptive cruise control w / queue assist Collision
warning w / automatic braking Distance
alert and
driver alert control Lane departure
warning Metallic paint - $ 550
Available safety features include blind - spot detection, rear cross-traffic
alert, autonomous emergency braking, front - collision
warning, lane - departure
warning, anti-lock brakes, stability control, traction control, and dual - front, front - side,
driver - knee and side - curtain airbags.
If the
driver doesn't respond to the initial
alerts, a more urgent
warning is provided and an increased level of braking is applied to help avoid or mitigate a crash.
Plus, with
driver assist functions like LaneSense ® Lane Departure
Warning, Hill Start Assist, and Ready
Alert Braking, you'll be more
alert and conscious of any possible hazards when behind the wheel.
CONTINENTAL TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE - inc: Lane Keeping System lane - keeping
alert lane - keeping aid and
driver alert system Adaptive Cruise Control Auto - Dimming Rearview Mirror Pre-Collision Assist w / Pedestrian Detection collision
warning auto emergency braking and active braking Active Park Assist Rain - Sensing Wipers Windshield Wiper De-Icer 360 - degree Camera Advanced Head - Up Display
FEB helps
alert drivers to potential collisions with the vehicle in front of them by providing visual and audible
warnings, and applying partial braking.
It includes a swath of
driver - assist technologies, including forward collision
warning, pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure
alert and automatic high beams.
Using a small camera in front of the rearview mirror to detect lane markers in the road, Lane Departure
Warning (LDW)
alerts drivers with audible and visual cues when they start to drift out of a lane while driving at certain speeds.
ATTENTION ASSIST continuously monitors different parameters of driving behavior, and can automatically
alert the
driver with both visual and audible
warnings.
Forward Collision
Warning (FCW)
alerts the
driver of hazards in the road ahead — taking automatic action to help avoid or mitigate the effects of a collision.
Optional Blind Spot Information System with cross-traffic
alert includes sensors in the car's rear quarter - panels that can detect traffic in a
driver's blind spot, providing both audible and visual
warnings if traffic - unseen by the
driver - is detected.
BLIS ® enables cross-traffic
alert,
warning the
driver of oncoming traffic when slowly backing out of a parking space with obstructed views.
It can monitor the vehicle in the lane ahead of you, and if deceleration is required, the
warning function will
alert the
driver and the system can automatically apply the brakes to help minimize the severity of a collision — or even help prevent one.
Performance requirements: Participating manufacturers will ensure vehicles have both a forward collision
warning system that meets a subset of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's current 5 - Star Safety Ratings program requirements on the timing of
driver alerts and an automatic braking system that earns at least an advanced rating in the current Insurance Institute for Highway Safety front crash prevention track tests.
The
warning systems use cameras in the windshield to
alert drivers when they are drifting out of their lane, or when a potential collision may happen.
The Blind Spot
Warning System uses the rearview camera to scan the Altima's blind spots and
alerts the
driver if there is a vehicle in the zone.
In the same way, the Lane Departure
Warning system uses the rearview camera to monitor lane markings and
alerts the
driver if the vehicle unintentionally crosses these markers.
LaneSense ® Lane Departure
Warning with Lane Keep Assist also gives the
driver visual and audible
alerts when it senses and unintentional lane drift, and can even help correct your course if you don't manually return to your lane.
Dodge contains a blind spot monitor to
alert the
driver when another car is driving next to his / her lane and a cross-traffic
alert to
warn the
driver about the presence of another vehicle in the blind spot.