The upgraded lighting is a welcome addition to the ILX's spec sheet, casting crisp HID illumination on the road ahead without
blinding oncoming drivers.
The energy - conserving quad LED headlights glow like diamonds cutting the night, but they don't
blind oncoming drivers, thanks to its standard Automatic High Beams (AHB).
Not exact matches
You still need to have your wits about you to avoid
blinding cyclists and pedestrians, but with other traffic it seems to work pretty faultlessly as we didn't once encounter an angry flash from
oncoming drivers.
The lane changing and
blind spot assistance will apply the brakes to one rear wheel at a time to steer the car in order to keep the
driver from drifting into other vehicles or
oncoming lanes.
Plus, factor in the $ 1,020
Driver Assistance Package (which includes built - in navigation,
blind spot monitoring and rear traffic alert which warns you of
oncoming cars if you're, for example, reversing out of a parking spot), and you'll have all the Nissan Sentra you'll really need.
With the new - for - 2016 XC90 seven - seater crossover suv, there's the usual array of active safety features on offer — like forward collision warning with automatic braking and
blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert — but there's also a function where it will hit the brakes if the
driver tries to steer into the path of an
oncoming vehicle (at an intersection, for example).
When switched to automatic mode, it detects both
oncoming vehicles and vehicles in the same lane ahead at night and changes to low - beam as appropriate, reducing
blinding effects on other
drivers.
Switching the high beams on and off manually doesn't seem like a hassle, but Sonata's High Beam Assist allows the
driver to keep their eyes on the road and let the headlamps deliver maximum visibility without accidentally
blinding oncoming traffic.
Another is
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) with cross-traffic alert warns of traffic in a driver's blind spot, or oncoming traffic when backing out of a parking space with obstructed v
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) with cross-traffic alert warns of traffic in a
driver's
blind spot, or oncoming traffic when backing out of a parking space with obstructed v
blind spot, or
oncoming traffic when backing out of a parking space with obstructed views.
Intelligent cruise control, lane departure assist,
blind spot monitoring and automatic braking if the
driver turns into
oncoming traffic are all features that are available on 2015 vehicles that, paired together, make autonomous vehicles a forgone conclusion.
Properly aimed low beams light up the road ahead without temporarily
blinding drivers of
oncoming vehicles.
Available new systems include
Oncoming Lane Mitigation which will provide steering input to mitigate head - on collisions, and
Blind Spot Information System, which now uses Steer Assist functionality to prevent
drivers from changing lanes into other vehicles.
Conequence: Without the horizontal adjustment locking clip being secured, the headlight can be adjusted to either reduce the
driver's visibility or
blind oncoming vehicles.
When switched to automatic mode, HBA detects both
oncoming vehicles and vehicles in the same lane ahead at night and changes to low - beam as appropriate, reducing
blinding effects on other
drivers.
TSS also includes Automatic High Beams, which detect
oncoming and proceeding traffic and automatically switch between headlight high and low beams, maintaining increased visibility when possible while refraining from
blinding other
drivers.
Drivers who fail to check their
blind spots, fail to follow a safe distance behind motorcyclists, or who choose to unsafely turn in front of an
oncoming cyclist are to blame for a number of serious and sometimes fatal accidents.
Driving with your high beams on can cause the
oncoming driver to be
blinded.