Instead of just stopping the car before an accident, the car will register the danger and take steps to
automatically move the car around the problem area.
Not exact matches
Autopilot includes several features like an automatic steering function that helps drivers steer within a lane, adaptive cruise control that maintains the
car's speed in relation to surrounding traffic, and an auto lane change feature that is supposed to
move the vehicle into an adjacent lane
automatically when the turn signal is activated — but only when it's safe to do so.
In February, Consumer Reports urged Tesla to change a feature within Autopilot known as Summon, which lets owners start
cars and
move them out of a garage or parking spot
automatically using a key fob or a smartphone.
The
car will also change lanes
automatically — all you have to do is tap the indicator and it will
move over when it is safe.
ShakeAlert ™ can give enough time to slow trains and taxiing planes, to prevent
cars from entering bridges and tunnels, to
move away from dangerous machines or chemicals in work environments and to take cover under a desk, or to
automatically shut down and isolate industrial systems.
By this I mean that the anti-roll bars
automatically disconnect and reconnect when the vehicle begins
moving too quickly and the diffs wait to lock or unlock until the
car is stopped and in neutral.
If a cyclist swerves from the edge of the lane into the Volvo's path, the system can
automatically brake or stop the
car (if the
car is
moving at or under 30 mph).
Other notable design refinements: the rear end features a side - to - side LED light bar (like the 911 C4) with four - point brake lights, the rear spoiler (which
automatically deploys at 62 mph) has been
moved backward to the rear lip, the rear end sports a new Porsche logotype, a new front end and hood are bolder than before, and the
car's sides are far more aggressively sculptured.
Active cruise control uses radar to maintain a pre-selected distance from the vehicle ahead (at speeds up to 130 mph) and, in stop and go traffic, can
automatically brake the
car to a standstill and then accelerate again when the front vehicle starts
moving again.
It can even be fully
automatically opened and closed while the
car is
moving, at speeds of up to 30 km / h.
Adaptive cruise control
automatically slows down your
car and then brings it back up to speed when traffic gets
moving.
Mercedes - AMG has fitted a 4.4 - lbs carbon component underneath the front of the
car which
automatically moves downward by around 1.6 inches to improve airflow when the
car is doing 50 mph (80 kph) in RACE mode.
Comprised of various sensors and cameras, it incorporates adaptive (radar) cruise control to brake and accelerate the
car automatically and now features a gridlock mode that can stop the
car completely then take off again in slow
moving traffic.
Hill Start Assist: If sensors detect the Fiesta or Focus on a slope of 5 degrees or more, Hill Start Assist
automatically prevents the
car from rolling backward in the instant when the driver
moves his or her foot from the brake to the accelerator.
The Q also will have «back - up collision intervention, which
automatically stops the
car rather than let it back into an object or person, and also «
moving object detection,» which detects other vehicles that may enter the
car's path as it backs up.
The
car might also change lanes
automatically when requested, or abort a lane change if another
car moves into the blind spot.
The system also played a vital role in the tested Forester's adaptive cruise control system, which would slow
automatically when approaching a slower -
moving car from behind.
A carbon component under the body, which weighs about 4.4 lbs, will
automatically move downward and essentially helps stick the
car to the road even better.
If you sit in a
car at the show and notice that the seat belt
automatically moves along a track, it's a good bet that the
car isn't equipped with an air bag.
The technology brings the
car to a stop, but it won't
automatically move forward when the lead
car accelerates away.
Mercedes - Benz is unveiling an innovative system which adjusts the range of the headlamps
automatically based on the distance to oncoming vehicles or
moving vehicles in front of the
car with their lights on.
The
car automatically moves off again if the stopping time does not exceed four seconds.
Advanced designs: More and more new
cars are being equipped with active head restraints like those in 1999 and later model Saab 9 - 5s (left) that
automatically move up and closer to occupants» heads in rear - end collisions.
The
car accelerates
automatically once the traffic starts
moving again.
As a matter of fact, the standard equipment line is very wide, as it includes the Attention Assist drowsiness detector system and Collision Prevention Assist (it
automatically brakes up to 50 km / h, if a
car is stopped in front or avoids the collision against a
moving vehicle up to 40 km / h).
These seats
automatically move into place depending on which key opens the
car.
Mercedes and other vehicle manufacturers are working on lane - keeping systems that will
automatically turn the steering wheel to
move a
car back into the lane if it strays.
We will see the first examples of true Algocracy — with countries
moving to digitising, automating and embedding the law in our physical world — imagine
cars that fined us for speeding and TV sets that
automatically submit video testimony of domestic crimes.
When you choose
Automatically, the feature will activate when your iPhone detects that you're
moving at a speed that's akin to being in a
car.
If a slower
car cuts in front of you, ACC «sees» it and
automatically matches pace until the slower
car moves out of your way.