Behind the dashboard tech, the Prius Prime's onslaught
of audible alerts is next on my list of pet peeves.
Another major oversight is the lack
of an audible alert when receiving a response while in a text exchange.
Not exact matches
In some products, the sensor triggers an
audible or visual alarm to
alert sideline personnel to a high impact hit, and display the number
of hits over a certain threshhold on the device itself.
The Shockbox is a wireless system in which a sensor in a player's helmet triggers an
audible and visual, color - coded visual
alert (yellow, orange, or red) on a smartphone or laptop computer if it detects a hit
of sufficient force to cause a concussion so that an assessment can begin immediately on the sideline using a standard concussion assessment tool (e.g. SCAT2).
The Diono Radion RXT convertible car seat is the only seat
of its kind that uses a super-latch installation with
audible and visual indicators that
alert you when the car seat is properly installed so that you know without a doubt that your little bundle is secure.
The
audible alert and move bar remind you that it is time for a bit
of exercise.
While connected to your phone, your tracker can
alert you
of incoming calls and texts, act as a remote camera trigger and send an
audible signal to find a misplaced phone or tracker.
Schools can send an
audible alert to every classroom instantly, so staff and students will immediately know
of any significant safety threat.
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.
Unlike GM's Super Cruise system, you must keep a hand on the steering wheel when using ProPilot Assist; if the system thinks you've let go
of the wheel, it will issue a series
of alerts — first a visual warning, then an
audible warning and finally a tap
of the brakes — to get you to grab the wheel.
An update to the rear cross-traffic
alert feature now supplements visual and
audible warnings by applying the brakes if you're about to back out into the path
of a vehicle.
The
audible alert is supplemented by a bird's eye graphical representation
of the vehicle on the central display screen showing the proximity to these obstacles.
FEB helps
alert drivers to potential collisions with the vehicle in front
of them by providing visual and
audible warnings, and applying partial braking.
In addition to providing
audible and visual
alerts and applying braking to help you avoid or mitigate a frontal collision with a vehicle ahead, Automatic Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection can help you avoid or mitigate a collision if it detects a pedestrian in fron
of your vehicle.
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.
With this available feature, you have the option
of directional seat - bottom vibrations instead
of audible safety
alerts.
If the driver fails to act when a risk
of collision is detected, despite the warning lamp in the instrument cluster and the intermittent
audible alert, the system will automatically trigger braking.
If a driver fails to act when the risk
of a collision is detected, despite the warning light in the instrument cluster and the intermittent
audible alert, the system will automatically trigger partial braking.
The system can also steer the vehicle into and out
of a parallel parking space • Forward and reverse sensing systems: The systems provide
audible alerts designed to help drivers avoid obstacles when parking • Hands - free liftgate: Allows customer to move leg below center of the rear bumper to unlock and raise liftgate • Heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel: Amenities make occupants more comfortable, and every drive more enjoyable • Lane - keeping system: Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers of obstacles on either side of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag: Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees of the front seat passenger in a
alerts designed to help drivers avoid obstacles when parking • Hands - free liftgate: Allows customer to move leg below center
of the rear bumper to unlock and raise liftgate • Heated and cooled front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel: Amenities make occupants more comfortable, and every drive more enjoyable • Lane - keeping system:
Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers of obstacles on either side of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag: Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees of the front seat passenger in a
Alerts driver to steer the vehicle back into its lane if the vehicle is allowed to drift • Side parking sensors: uses sensors and algorithms that measure speed and steering wheel angle to warn drivers
of obstacles on either side
of the vehicle during parking or low - speed maneuvers • SYNC ® with MyFord Touch ®: Becoming available for more trim levels; standard on Edge Sport and Titanium series Safety technologies available on the new Edge include: • Active glove box knee airbag: Advanced new design uses glove box front to cushion the knees
of the front seat passenger in a crash.
«At all speeds, the Forward Collision Warning (FCW) function
of the AEB system warns the driver
of potential danger ahead via
audible and visual
alerts,» Hyundai says.
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of the Pathfinder's competitors offer a camera system that provide a 360 degree composite image but only Nissan includes Moving Object Detection, which can provide visual and
audible alerts if it detects something moving around the vehicle.
You'll also benefit from the rear traffic
alert, which gives an
audible warning to let you know if you're backing into the path
of another vehicle.
Whenever we were traveling above 32mph and drifted outside
of recognized lanes, EyeSight would kick in with an
audible beep,
alerting us to our erratic driving.
Deploying sensors, DISTRONIC PLUS with PRE-SAFE Brake scans the road ahead for stopped or slow moving traffic, if it senses the vehicle is moving too fast and a collision may occur, visual and
audible alerts are used along with automatic braking to prevent the vehicle from crashing into an object in front
of it.
When it recognizes a risk
of collision with the vehicle in front, the system produces an
audible warning and a visual signal appears in the instrument cluster or the optional Head - Up Display (if specified) to
alert the driver.
The dashboard indicator offers a visual prompt incase
of small deviations and if the driver persists, this is reinforced by an
audible alert.
You get a haptic or
audible alert only if your turn signal is on, the opposite
of what happens with a lane departure warning.
[27] Innovatively, a sensor is fitted to detect worn - out brake pads,
alerted by use
of an
audible chime.
There's really only one thing that I wish BMW would add, and that is an
audible alert (and a popup on the HUD) when one
of your favorites comes up on satellite radio.
The rear parking sensors does the job
of alerting the driver about any obstacle through
audible signals, while the front and rear adjustable head restraints offers support and protection to your neck.
That adds Mazda's Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), a front radar system that detects other vehicles or obstacles and calculates the distance then sends an
audible and visible
alert to the CX - 5 driver if there's risk
of a collision.
If the vehicle detects a risk
of collision the driver will be
alerted by a visual and
audible warning signal.
If another vehicle enters its side or rear blind spot, the driver is notified by an illuminated triangle icon appearing in the door mirrors
of the side that the other vehicle is on, as well as an
audible alert.
SAFETY SEAT
ALERT GM's clever Safety
Alert Seat, which is standard on the Yukon SLT and Denali, provides haptic vibration pulses in the driver's seat - bottom instead
of audible crash - avoidance
alerts.
It's coupled with an
audible rear traffic
alert, which aids in detecting vehicles approaching from the rear and sides
of the car — a feature especially useful when backing out
of tight parking spots with limited visibility.
Available feature senses when the Regal is approaching a vehicle in front
of it too quickly and
alerts the driver with both an
audible and visual warning.
Innovative i - MiEV Safety Technologies Electric vehicle - specific safety technologies include the Approaching Vehicle Audio System (AVAS) external
audible alert system to warn pedestrians
of the approaching EV; automated electrical disengagement
of the electric drivetrain and lithium - ion main drive battery pack to protect the vehicle's occupants and paramedics / rescue personnel in the event
of a collision; and having all high - voltage wiring and componentry positioned between the passenger compartment subfloor and the vehicle's exterior floors so there are no high - voltage wiring harnesses running through the vehicle's cabin.
The same ultrasonic sensors used for BLIS are often repurposed for the so - called rear cross-traffic
alert systems that sound an
audible tone when another vehicle is approaching from the sides while one is reversing out
of a parking spot or driveway.
If the LDA detects that your vehicle is crossing out
of its lane without the driver indicating by using the turn signal, the system will activate visual and
audible alerts, assuming the driver is inattentively drifting.
Since 2004, Honda has developed a night vision system that highlights pedestrians in front
of the vehicle by
alerting the driver with an
audible chime and visually displaying them via HUD.
The A8 progressively tugs the driver's seatbelt with three quick pulses, the
audible alert becomes piercing, and the car initiates a trio
of split - second brake applications to jolt the driver back into awareness and compliance.
The red - light bar lit up and the
audible alert went off twice during the weekend, scaring the crap out
of me.
When the system recognizes a looming risk
of collision, it produces an acute
audible warning and a visual signal appears in the instrument cluster or the Head - Up Display to
alert the driver that he or she is drawing too close.
If the driver fails to act when a risk
of a collision is detected, despite the warning lamp in the instrument cluster and the intermittent
audible alert, the system will initiate automatic braking
On top
of a lane departure warning system that monitors whether or not you're drifting out
of your designated lane and seeks to
alert you via an
audible warning, a rearview camera provides superimposed graphic guidance when backing up, and works in conjunction with front and rear parking sensors, which emit an
audible beep when you get too close to an object.
In its second model year, the CT features a new Vehicle Proximity Notification System that helps
alert pedestrians and cyclists
of an oncoming vehicle under certain conditions by emitting a low
audible warning sound.
Other convenience features that come alongside the hands - free liftgate as part
of the Titanium trim level's technology package include HID headlamps with automatic illumination when it gets dark, rear proximity sensors with
audible obstruction
alerts, a 110V power outlet, and a few other touches such as a roof rack with crossbars and a retractable and removable Tonneau cover for rear - storage - space privacy.
If collision risk remains, Forward Collision Warning - Plus correspondingly ratchets up the response with:
audible and visual warnings a brief brake deployment to
alert the driver a 1.5 - second brake deployment to quicken the driver's reaction time deployment
of Advanced Brake Assist, if the driver is not braking aggressively enough
Buyers will also be able to choose from a wealth
of «active» safety technologies, including: ASCC (Adaptive Smart Cruise Control); LDWS (Lane Departure Warning System), which emits an
audible alert when the driver strays from the chosen lane without using indicators, BSD (Blind - Spot Detection), with a visual warning in the door mirror when another car is in the driver's blind spot; RCTA (Rear Cross-Traffic
Alert), which warns against other cars driving behind the Sorento in car parks; and SLIF (Speed Limit Information Function), which displays the speed limit in the driver's instrument cluster based on cameras detecting roadside signs.