Driver's Seat Camera Detects Pedestrians. FHI's New System.
Fuji Heavy Industries announced on 10/5 that it has developed an advanced driving support system named the "Next Generation ADA - (Active Driving Assist)". The new ADA system consists of two cameras that are able to detect objects such as pedestrians and bicycles, upon which moment the brakes would automatically be applied to minimize accident damage.
Even when the gas or brake pedal are mistakenly applied, the system will automatically detect obstacles. Its the first system in the world that will automatically slow down the vehicle. The ADA system will first be implemented in the JDM Subaru Legacy in 2008.
FHI claims that there are systems that use radar and cameras that detect obstacles, but theirs is the first system to automatically adjusts vehicle speed by using only cameras. The next-gen ADA is able to sense obstacles at low speed (under 15 km/h), a task radar has difficulty doing. The system will inform the driver of danger.
Up until this past May, FHI marketed a system that warned drivers of obstacles through indicators and buzzers for about 400,000 yen (~US$3,450), but they have been successful in cutting cost in half.
Gruss Terry
Fuji Heavy Industries announced on 10/5 that it has developed an advanced driving support system named the "Next Generation ADA - (Active Driving Assist)". The new ADA system consists of two cameras that are able to detect objects such as pedestrians and bicycles, upon which moment the brakes would automatically be applied to minimize accident damage.
Even when the gas or brake pedal are mistakenly applied, the system will automatically detect obstacles. Its the first system in the world that will automatically slow down the vehicle. The ADA system will first be implemented in the JDM Subaru Legacy in 2008.
FHI claims that there are systems that use radar and cameras that detect obstacles, but theirs is the first system to automatically adjusts vehicle speed by using only cameras. The next-gen ADA is able to sense obstacles at low speed (under 15 km/h), a task radar has difficulty doing. The system will inform the driver of danger.
Up until this past May, FHI marketed a system that warned drivers of obstacles through indicators and buzzers for about 400,000 yen (~US$3,450), but they have been successful in cutting cost in half.
Gruss Terry