Driving for a long time on the road can be both challenging and dangerous. Accidents usually happen when sleepy drivers unintentionally swerve out of their lane and into another one, or worst case, a vehicle. But what if there’s assistance ready for warning you should you doze off or leave your vehicles lane?
ADAS, or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, are the newest technologies to enter the automobile sector, and for very good reasons, they’re not going anywhere. In this post, our professionals are going to take you through everything you are going to need to know about your ADAS, why they require calibrating, and how they can help you when driving.
What Is ADAS?
ADAS come in different forms. It’s simplistic types, like automatic headlights and wipers, have been around for a while. However, in this post, it is going to explain the more thrilling versions of ADAS that are going to make your driving experience safer than you ever thought.
Lane Departure Warning System
Lane departures do not always result in an accident. However, it’s indisputable that it occurs often and it’s decidedly risky when there are other vehicles around. With this system, a warning noise is going to be triggered each time your vehicle moves out of the lane without a turn signal on. Some vehicles also come with a feature known as Lane Keep Assist. This system can steer the vehicle back into the center of the lane, should you might not be quick enough for responding yourself.
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) System
An AEB detects when an impending accident is about to happen. It is going to then alert you to take corrective actions. When no actions are carried out, an emergency brake is going to automatically be implemented to prevent the accident from happening. A lighter type of AEB is the forward-collision warning system. This system only detects the space in the middle of your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you, alert you of an imminent accident without any braking.
Adaptive Cruise Control
Cruise control has been around for over ten years. They maintain your vehicle at a continual speed even when you have your foot off the gas pedal, enabling you to give your feet a break when driving for a long time. Not long ago, newer versions known as adaptive or dynamic cruise control were introduced into the automotive sector. This newer auto-pilot system is going to adjust the speed of your vehicle to keep a safe length away from the vehicle(s) ahead, permitting cruise control to be activated even when there are other vehicles around.
Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking (PAEB) System
Similar to the AEB aforementioned, the PAEB is also an AEB system. Nevertheless, unlike a typical AEB system, the PAEB was designed to detect pedestrians on the road and brake when an impending accident occurs, if the driver fails to perform the appropriate corrective actions.
That all sounds nice and dandy, but do these systems actually work? Here some data: First off, lane departure warning systems have been reported to lower rates of lone-vehicle, sideswipes, and head-on accidents of all harshness’s by eleven percent according to the IIHS. Additionally, research has reported that these systems lower rates of injury accidents of the same kinds by twenty one percent. By 2020 when a vehicle manufacturer is attempting to achieve a 5-star accident test rating for a vehicle, that vehicle is going to have to have an ADAS to do so.
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