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BMW Group Presents Intelligent Driver Assistance Systems
Fri Nov 15 12:00:00 CET 2002 Press Release
Munich. Establishing a perfect interplay of well-trained drivers and intelligent driver assistance systems, the BMW Group intends to enhance safety on the road to an even higher level than ever before.
ConnectedDrive Concept maintains the driver's responsibility
- BMW Driver Training: Well-trained motorists for much greater safety on the
road (page 2)
- Active accelerator pedal: Intuitive driver assistance for efficient driver
support (page 3)
- Keeping the driver wide awake: Alertness monitor against sudden sleep at the
wheel (page 4)
- Parking Assistant: Enabling you to park your car with maximum convenience and
safety (page 5)
- Adaptive Headlights: Extra safety in the dark (page 6)
- Light from - and for - the future: BMW pixel light (page 6)
- Reserving your parking space online: ConnectedDrive research cars in the City
of Cologne Information Project (page 7)
- Cinema in the car: Laser projection (Page 8)
- BMW networks your car and your home (Page 8)
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Munich. Establishing a perfect interplay of well-trained drivers and
intelligent driver assistance systems, the BMW Group intends to enhance safety
on the road to an even higher level than ever before. Following this premise,
the driver always retains full responsibility for his action - driver
assistance systems are intended to support him as effectively as possible, but
not to override his commands. "This is the most effective approach so far in
optimizing the safety potential of man and technology", states Professor
Raymond Freymann, Director of BMW Group Vehicle Research.
Drawing the necessary conclusions in light of this challenge, the BMW Group is
not only promoting the process of technical development, but also taking the
professional training of motorists very seriously in the context of BMW Driver
Training. And in developing new driver assistance systems, the BMW Group is
following the ConnectedDrive concept, creating an even closer network of the
driver, the car, and their surroundings, without taking the steering wheel out
of the hands of the driver. ConnectedDrive is like a virtual co-pilot giving
the driver optimum support in every situation while taking all relevant
information and data into account.
The BMW Group's vehicle researchers have developed various innovative
assistance systems based on the concept of ConnectedDrive. These systems
support the driver through sophisticated sensors, for example in choosing the
right speed in all situations (active accelerator pedal) or in warning the
driver in ample time of the dangerous risk of sudden sleep (alertness monitor).
A further highlight of BMW Group vehicle research is the Parking Assistant,
which measures parking spaces while the car is passing by and tells the driver
whether they are large enough for his vehicle. Parking Assistant even helps the
driver maneuver his car into a parking space with the right steering angle.
Last but certainly not least, BMW is presenting innovative light technologies
such as Adaptive Headlights and pixel light, which significantly enlarges the
driver's field of vision to provide a considerable improvement in active safety.
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