andrewroberts.1953 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Here is a bit of a document from a goverment department. It's about providing assistance to drivers, to reduce accidents. it is hope to put all of these into new vehicles in the future. Could be interesting, if we have to try and retro-fit them to our older vehicles! Examples of the type of uses that these vehicle based devices can provide is listed in the table below. Cooperative Collision Warning Cooperative collision warning collects surrounding vehicle locations and dynamics and warns the driver when a collision is likely. Approaching Emergency Vehicle Warning This application provides the driver a warning to yield the right of way to an approaching emergency vehicle. Road Condition Warning Road condition warning is used to provide warning messages to nearby vehicles when the road surface is icy, or when traction is otherwise reduced. Wrong Way Driver Warning This application warns drivers that a vehicle is driving or about to drive against the flow of traffic. Emergency Electronic Brake Lights When a vehicle brakes hard, the Emergency Electronic Brake light application sends a message to other vehicles following behind. Right Turn Assistant The Right Turn Assistant application provides information to drivers about oncoming traffic to help them make a right turn at a signalised intersection without a phasing right turn arrow. Curve Speed Warning Curve speed warning aids the driver in negotiating curves at appropriate speeds. Vehicle‑Based Road Condition Warning This in‑vehicle application will detect marginal road conditions using on‑board systems and sensors (e.g. stability control, ABS), and transmit a road condition warning, if required, to other vehicles via broadcast. Lane Change Warning This application provides a warning to the driver if an intended lane change may cause a crash with a nearby vehicle. Highway Merge Assistant This application warns a vehicle on a highway on‑ramp if another vehicle is in its merge path (and possibly in its blind spot). Cooperative Glare Reduction This application uses C2C‑C to allow a vehicle to automatically switch from high‑beams to low‑beams when trailing another vehicle. Intelligent Intersection Control Alerts driver to other vehicles at intersections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have all of those in every vehicle I drive. It's called my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Right Turn Assistant The Right Turn Assistant application provides information to drivers about oncoming traffic to help them make a right turn at a signalised intersection without a phasing right turn arrow. "Government Notice: Each Driver Of A Right-Hand Drive Vehicle Will Hand In His/Her/Its Right Turn Assistant Before Leaving The Island. It Will Be Exchanged For A Left Turn Assistant, To Be Used In Rest Of World." Sigh. I´ll stick to using my brain as Adrian suggested! Edited November 11, 2008 by mcspool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Government Notice: Each Driver Of A Right-Hand Drive Vehicle Will Hand In His/Her/Its Right Turn Assistant Before Leaving The Island. It Will Be Exchanged For A Left Turn Assistant, To Be Used In Rest Of World. Oh well. . . . Waddya mean, the rest of the world? Everybody knows the left side is the right side and the right side is the wrong side. UK, Eire, Japan, India all drive on the left as indeed did Sweden until fairly recently. They phased in the change over two weeks with the trucks going first and the cars a week later......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Waddya mean, the rest of the world? Everybody knows the left side is the right side and the right side is the wrong side. UK, Eire, Japan, India all drive on the left as indeed did Sweden until fairly recently. They phased in the change over two weeks with the trucks going first and the cars a week later......... You are right, the Goverment Notice should read To Be Used In Real World H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 That's fighting talk where I come from, you're lucky I moved! On another matter Hanno, sorry I didn't get back to you about the Ram cupola but it is going back on the tank it 'fell' off originally. I think I can get you another though, I'll let you know as soon as I hear. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Mercedes tried the first on on the "S" class - and canned it after a spectacular prang on the test track when the S class it was fitted to drove off into fog - and straight into the back of another vehicle.... Citroen have a lane change warning already - gives you good vibrations through the seat cushions if you stray over the white lines without the indicators on..... The Fiat Abarth trips the hazard lights under emergency braking... All have one thing in common - onboard computers which our vehicles are, in the main, lacking so retrofitting anything is a non-starter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil P Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I know a couple of folks who would constantly drive over the white line if their car had a vibrating seatcushion. That however is another story and 'forum'! Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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