Standard safety features include a full complement of airbags, trailer - sway control and Lincoln's MyKey system, which allows individual tailoring
of driver alerts and warnings.
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.
Not exact matches
If the sensors detect that the
driver is not
alert of the oncoming traffic and analyzes a potential collision, the E350 will deploy a series
of sounds and visual signals to
alert the
driver of oncoming traffic.
To bridge the gap, a slew
of devices, from smart sunglasses to dashboard - mounted head - up displays, offer to help
drivers navigate traffic, avoid distractions, and stay
alert behind the wheel.
Autopilot issues visual and audio
alerts if the
driver's hands leave the steering wheel for a period
of time.
Last year, Seeing Machines signed a deal with construction vehicle manufacturer Caterpillar to install systems in 40,000
of the company's mining trucks that sense when
drivers aren't looking at the road or are falling asleep at the wheel and
alert them with an alarm and a vibrating seat.
The managers sent broadcast messages through its fleet - tracking software
alerting drivers in that area
of bridge closures.
Tesla Motors, however, has repeatedly said that
drivers should remain
alert and ready to take control
of their vehicle at all times while Autopilot mode is engaged.
Using a combination
of radar mounted behind the car's front grille, and digital cameras located under the rear - view mirror, the system first
alerts drivers when it detects pedestrians.
The
driver of the vehicle is
alerted.
The NTSB also recommended that manufacturers should limit (and NHTSA should verify that they have limited) the use
of automated driving systems to appropriate circumstances, and develop systems to more effectively sense a human
driver's level
of engagement and
alert the
driver when automated driving systems are in use and the
driver is inattentive.
The display system shows the weight
of the goods being weighed and an alarm system
alerts the
drivers if the maximum weight is exceeded.
This will
alert any
drivers or other passersby to the presence
of your child while they are riding on their scooter to provide an additional level
of situational safety.
Usually I am a careful
driver, plus my car is equipped with these devices that beep hysterically to
alert me to any chance
of me hitting an object within two feet
of my bumper.
The
alerts are provided through a vehicle receiver and the caregiver's smartphone in a range
of situations including when the
driver has accidentally left the child behind, a child has unbuckled himself while the vehicle is in motion and when the vehicle becomes too hot or cold.
Participating
drivers whose fingerprints show they have no criminal record will be issued a «Thumbs Up» decal by the county to be posted on their windshield to
alert customers that their
driver has undergone this critical level
of screening.
Radar, flashy LED signs, and text
alerts to
drivers» cell phones and local police are part
of New York's new, high - tech effort to combat often fatal wrong - way crashes on the state Thruway.
Mr. Parmar said he first
alerted Uber to the issue
of the improper commission calculations in December 2014, when Uber officials in New York held an event for
drivers at a Sheraton hotel in Queens.
The administration and its allies also adjusted other aspects
of the bill, like adding signage to
alert drivers of the cameras, in order to build support from skeptical legislators.
By
alerting drivers to potential collisions, DOT believes, connected vehicle systems could eliminate 80 percent
of crashes among nonimpaired
drivers and greatly improve roadway efficiency.
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.
Writing in the International Journal
of Vehicle Autonomous Systems, researchers from India describe a real - time automatic obstacle detection and
alert system for
driver assistance.
There's a struggle (with an observatory door), the element
of surprise (an unexpected burst on a photographic plate), disbelief (by our protagonist and a collaborator), a scramble (to figure out how to report the discovery
of the supernova), and an action scene that seems impossibly quaint: A
driver races to the nearest town 100 kilometers away to send a telegram and
alert the world that 166,000 light - years away, a star has exploded.
A truck
driver steering 40 tons
of steel down a busy interstate needs to stay
alert on the job.
At the beginning
of the study,
drivers said they needed an average
of just over 7 hours
of sleep each day to stay
alert.
Each school bus
driver must be
of good moral character,
of good vision and hearing, able - bodied, free from communicable disease, mentally
alert, and sufficiently strong physically to handle the bus with ease, and he or she must possess other qualifications prescribed by the Commissioner
of Education, including those qualifications described in 49 C.F.R. s. 391, relating to physical qualifications and examinations, and 49 C.F.R. part 40 and part 382, relating to controlled substance and alcohol use and testing, and he or she must hold a valid commercial
driver's license with a passenger endorsement.
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.
It also boasts a pair
of pre-crash systems called «Smart City Brake Support,» which uses a windshield - mounted laser and automatically brakes at speeds below 20 mph if it believes a collision is impending, and «Smart Brake Support,» which uses the same millimeter - wave radar as the active cruise control and intervenes at speeds up to 90 mph, first by
alerting the
driver, then by applying the brakes.
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.
Learn more about our suite
of safety and
driver - assistive technologies designed to
alert you to things you might miss while driving.
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.
This is an early
alert system only that would automatically detect a severe vehicle accident, if the regular
driver complied with the registration requirements, and aims to reduce the emergency medical services» (EMS) response times by pinpointing the exact location
of the accident.
Once the device is plugged into the OBD II port below the car's steering wheel,
drivers will be able to locate their vehicle in a parking lot, receive health and security
alerts, schedule service appointments, and utilize 4G Wi - Fi hotspot capable
of connecting up to eight devices.
For the first time, the Mustang now offers a suite
of driver assistance and safety features, including pre-collision detection, distance
alert, lane departure, lane keep assist, and
driver alert systems.
The 2016 Toyota Prius offers the Toyota Safety Sense package
of driver - assist and safety systems, including a pre-collision system, lane departure
alert and steering assist, radar cruise control, and automatic high - beam headlights.
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.
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.
The XC90 will even flash its lights in an attempt to
alert the oncoming
driver ahead
of the crash.
The semi-autonomous self - driving system
alerts the
driver to return their hands to the wheel after 15 seconds, and abandons control
of the car entirely when no human input is detected for 1 minute.
My one concern is that when the Maxima comes to a complete stop, it should apply a brake hold until the
driver reapplies throttle instead
of simply chiming an
alert as it starts to crawl, which could easily result in a rear - end collision if someone is too trusting
of the system.
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.
It is FMCSA's intention to acquire devices and monitoring software that will allow the Agency to develop
alerts and reports
of the vehicles and
drivers» information.
A Belt Minder system that
alerts the
driver if any
of the front or rear occupied seats have an unbuckled seat belt is standard on all trim levels, as is a tire pressure monitor.
Side Assist
alerts drivers to vehicles in their blind spot, and Active Lane Assist can steer the vehicle if it wanders out
of its lane.
Featuring four inconspicuous sensors in the rear end, the system audibly
alerts the
driver to the presence
of obstacles detected behind the vehicle.
ParkAssist is fitted in all Panamera models and audibly
alerts the
driver to the presence
of obstacles detected to the front and rear
of the vehicle.
Helps audibly
alert drivers of certain objects close to the rear
of the vehicle (within approximately 6 feet) as the
driver backs the vehicle up slowly.
If PCS3 determines that the possibility
of a frontal collision with a pedestrian is high under certain conditions, it prompts the
driver to take evasive action and brake, by using an audio and visual
alert, followed by brake assist4.