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* Germany - Continental's “driver focus” concept fights driver distraction with LEDs
Schwalbach am Taunus,Germany -Gizmag, by Ben Coxworth -March 1, 2013: ... Continental has come up with an electronic version of that watchful passenger – it’s a driver assistance system that uses LEDs to alert zoned-out drivers to danger... The LEDs are integrated into a continuous lighting strip that goes all the way around the interior of the car – its individual sections can be selectively illuminated as needed. Along with those LEDs, the “driver focus” system also incorporates a steering column-mounted infrared camera, that looks back at the driver’s face. By analyzing real-time video of the driver’s head and eye movements, an on-board computer is able to tell where they’re looking, and if they’re showing signs of fatigue... Using existing commercially-available driver assistance technologies, the system is additionally able to monitor traffic conditions around the car. In particular, it’s able to detect if the car is drifting out of its lane, if another vehicle suddenly enters its path, or if it’s getting too close to the vehicle it’s following... Should any of these things occur, the system then checks the steering column camera to see if the driver is looking in the direction of the problem. If they aren’t, the system gets their attention by illuminating a section of the LED strip, in the direction that the driver should be looking...* Germany - Intelligent tire sensors from Continental will detect vehicle weight
Schwalbach am Taunus,Germany -Continental Corp.'s (PR) -1 March 2013: -- The issue of maximum car payloads tends to arise particularly before long holiday drives for private car users or on a day-to-day basis in the transport industry... With the future generation of Continental tire sensors, which will be fitted directly underneath the tread of the tire, the tire pressure monitoring system can accurately detect the size of contact area and calculates the vehicle load.
Where in the past only special vehicles were capable of checking permitted axle loads, future vehicles will be able to calculate this information automatically on the basis of data from their tire pressure sensors...Labels: drivers safety, tiremakers news
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