Top 10 Tech Tidbits from Continental's Biennial Tech Day - Motor Trend
Most of the goodies on display will be appearing on a production car within about two years, so there are no Google robo-car competitors, no flying cars, and no nuclear powertrains. Conti's road departure protection systems aim to take a big bite out of those stats with systems that mostly uses existing sensors. The base system uses a single forward-looking camera to determine the lane boundary and chassis motion sensors to compare road surface roughness from left to right as further confirmation that the vehicle has left the roadway. Then the ESC system applies brakes on one side of the vehicle to steer it back into the lane — and also to rouse the distracted or drowsy driver. An enhanced system is also under development for vehicles with range-sensing stereo-vision cameras and/or forward-looking radar. These systems can develop a more sophisticated picture of the road ahead, traffic on it, and the presence of roadside dangers such as guardrails, parked cars, and oncoming traffic and intervene earlier to prevent an accident. Cars with electric power steering can be steered that way, as well. Source: www.motortrend.com
