Active Lane Departure Warning System: a light in the door mirrors
warns drivers if a vehicle is present in their blind spot.
One of the best new features on the Ford Interceptor SUV is the optional Surveillance Mode system that
warns drivers if someone is approaching the rear of the SUV.
As for tech, there's a new Drive Attention Alert which
warns drivers if their road - behaviors are getting sloppy and it's time for a break.
As well as monitoring pressures, the system
warns drivers if their speed is too high for the tyre pressures or if tyre speed ratings are exceeded on winter tyres.
It will boast a new rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assistant, which
warns the driver if a vehicle approaches from the side and can automatically apply the brakes.
Various emergency braking functions are also included, Attention Assist helps
warn the driver if they're getting distracted or drowsy.
Volvo's radar - and camera - based system can detect pedestrians in front of the car,
warn the driver if anyone walks out into its path — and then automatically activate the S60's full braking power if the driver fails to respond in time.
Using lasers, the system evaluates the depth of water ahead of the concept car and
warns the driver if it's too deep to drive through.
The separator that makes room for the hardtop to stow in the trunk now automatically moves into place or
warns the driver if there is too much luggage to lower the roof.
An optional new system can detect pedestrians in front of or near the car,
warn the driver if one of them walks out into the car's path, and then automatically activate the S60's full braking power if the driver fails to respond in time.
These systems produce audible, visual or tactile signals to
warn a driver if an object is detected behind a reversing vehicle.
Other examples include cross traffic alert, which
warns a driver if traffic is about to enter the vehicle's path from the side; curve speed warning, which uses GPS and speed information to determine if the vehicle is about to take a curve too fast; and fatigue warning, which tracks steering and other driver behaviors to determine if the driver is inattentive or in danger of falling asleep.
The GLA offers «Active Brake Assist» as standard:
it warns the driver if there is not sufficient distance to the vehicle in front and if required, delivers situation - appropriate braking.
Forward Collision Warning - Plus
warns the driver if impact appears imminent, and assists driver response by deploying brakes
The available Forward Collision Warning Plus system detects and
warns the driver if your Giulia is approaching another vehicle too quickly.
City Safety looks out for vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and large animals
warning the driver if a collision is imminent.
Mercedes also offers Lane Keeping Assist, which
warns the driver if they stray out of their lane without indicating, Intelligent lighting that adjusts the spread and intensity of the high - output LED headlights according to the driving situation, and a distance warning system that pipes up when you get too close to the car in front.
Systems that use radar or ultrasonic sensors, as well as some camera systems,
warn the driver if there are objects in the way when the vehicle is in reverse.
In this writer's opinion the sticker should also
warn drivers if the car has «Summer - only» rated tires.
This new system
warns the driver if another vehicle is entering his path and, if needed, can even apply the brakes to help avoide the collision if the driver does not properly react in time.
Once rolling, it will
warn the driver if they are exceeding a pre-set speed limit, and will prevent the driver from disabling active safety technologies, such as lane - departure monitoring.
Active Blind Spot Assist
warns the driver if the short - range radar sensors detect a risk of collision should the vehicle change lanes.
The collision mitigation system can not only
warn drivers if it deems that the SUV is approaching an obstacle or other vehicle too quickly but it can even hit the brakes, going so far as to bring the Mitsubishi to a complete halt if it was originally traveling at 20 mph or less.
Advanced driver aids limited only to the top - spec Titanium include an active lane - keeping assistant that will
warn drivers if they wander from their lane and even steer the car back into its lane, plus blind - spot monitoring and adaptive LED headlights.
Also new is the addition of a breadth of different popular driver aids, including Adaptive Cruise Control with Forward Collision Warning, an enhanced Active Park Assist that enables hands - free parallel and perpindicular - reverse parking, a Lane - Keep System encompassing both an alert and steering aid to prevent drivers from wandering out of their lanes, and a Driver Alert which can
warn drivers if they are showing signs of fatigue or carelessness.
The elite Titanium trim of the 2016 Ford Fusion Hybrid near Atlanta GA is also available with premium safety features like parking assistance, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alerts, lane departure warning, lane keeping assistance, and a system that will even
warn the driver if the vehicle senses they are becoming too tired to drive.
It includes an autonomous braking system which operates at highway speeds and showed good performance in Euro NCAP's tests; a lane assistance system which
warns the driver if he is drifting out of lane, and helps to correct the departure; and a camera - based speed assistance system which informs the driver of the appropriate limit, allowing him to set the speed limiter as appropriate.
Tech and safety options include blind - spot monitoring, lane - departure / prevention system, forward and reverse emergency braking, and Infiniti's innovative Predictive Forward Collision Warning, which
warns the driver if a vehicle two cars ahead brakes suddenly.
As an added measure of security, the Tire Pressure Monitor will
warn the driver if ever the pressure in any of the tires drops more than 20 percent.
Automakers have been adding safety devices such blind - spot warning detectors that
warn a driver if there's a car in an adjoining lane, and radar - activated cruise control that can slow cars down if they're approaching an object too fast.
First up is the ATTENTION ASSIST
that warns the driver if the system detects drowsiness by the driving style and steering movement.
Always a priority, the safety level has been upgraded by the presence of the «Active Brake Assist» as standard, a system that
warns the driver if there is not sufficient distance to the vehicle in front and if required, delivers situation - appropriate braking.
Opel / Vauxhall received a Euro NCAP advanced reward for its Side Blind Spot Alert, an advanced driver assistance technology which helps driver avoid highway accidents.The SBSA system
warns the driver if a vehicle enters a blind spot and is available on various models including the Corsa.
Eighty - nine percent said that when adaptive cruise control is not in use they always drive with distance alert, which
warns the driver if the vehicle is getting too close to one in front but, unlike adaptive cruise control, doesn't affect vehicle speed.
The Forward Collision Warning monitors vehicles ahead by means of a camera, and
warns the driver if the car's approach could escalate into a rear - end collision.
Using radar sensors and a visual indicator in each side mirror, this system
warns the driver if another vehicle is positioned in the blind spot.
Not exact matches
If the
driver fails to respond to the
warnings, the system can automatically apply the brakes.
It
warns that more white supremacist rallies are likely, and tells
drivers that «you have the right to end your trip
if you feel uncomfortable or disrespected.»
The system, already available in some vehicle models, uses sensors and radar to determine when a vehicle must slow down; it then begins to flash a
warning and apply brakes, slowing or stopping the vehicle even
if the
driver fails to do so.
The
driver also claimed Lyft
warned him to keep the trademark pink mustache «off our cars
if we go to the airport.»
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.
Driving down the road there might be a sign
warning drivers to pull over and take a break
if they are even the least bit tired.
Currently they can and do ticket any cars that don't have a receipt on the dashboard, even
if the
driver is stepping away to pay the meter — no exceptions, no
warnings.
«
If an app
warned both
drivers and traffic wardens when time is up, it could end up as a race to the car»
You have now these lane change
warning sensors, which are really just little cameras that look in the lanes in the side of the road, and
if you're kind of drifting out of the lane because you know, you're late at night, you're tired, these big - foot truck
drivers, then it'll sound an alarm.
For example,
if a light turned red, but an approaching vehicle failed to slow, perhaps because the
driver was distracted, a
warning could be issued or action taken to automatically control the vehicle.»
If cameras could see around corners, they could
warn drivers of danger waiting around the bend, help firefighters search burning buildings and enable surgeons to see hard - to - reach areas inside the body.
If a vehicle stops ahead, a
warning can be issued to
drivers behind to slow down, or vehicles can automatically take control and slowdown without the
driver's intervention.
Even after controlling for
driver age and gender; officer race; the crime rate and business density of the neighborhood; whether the stop resulted in a search,
warning, citation, or arrest; and the severity of the offense (
if there was one), more respectful language was used with white
drivers than with black
drivers, they report today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
«The idea was to see
if warning drivers of slower speeds ahead helped reduce crashes,» Edara said.