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The 2012 GMC Terrain is putting downward pressure on the price of camera-based forward collision detection and lane departure systems. The new $295 option buys customers a system that reduces the complexity of the setups carried by zooty luxury brands by using a single camera instead of the hybrid camera-laser-radar systems you’ll find elsewhere.
The GMC system employs a camera for both collision warning and lane departure functions, relying on software to detect vehicles. Successive video frames are analyzed to determine the trajectory and time to collision unless corrections are made. The brakes are also pre-primed to deliver optimal performance if called upon. Image processing is the key to this system’s strength, relying on software number-crunching to pull off what other manufacturers bulk up on hardware to do. For example, at night, the system looks for pairs of lights moving together to help spot other vehicles, and vehicle speed, accelerator and brake application are factored in to help the system figure out what the driver’s intent is.
Families want vehicles that do more than just pay lip service to safety, and GMC apparently believes that it shouldn’t just be wealthy families that get the best stuff. Video and press release posted after the jump.Continue reading GMC Terrain to get novel single-camera collision alert system
GMC Terrain to get novel single-camera collision alert system originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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