Federal Safety Administration Extends Regulatory Exemption For Safety System Windshield Cameras
The exemption, which took effect Nov. 18, allows fleets and drivers to continue installing and using Bendix’s Wingman Fusion and AutoVue products while remaining within FMCSA regulations. The new two-year exemption period expires on Nov. 17, 2017.
Consulting Group Says Self-Driving Vehicle Features Could Represent $42 Billion Market By 2025
Powered by surprisingly strong consumer interest, partially autonomous vehicles (AVs) are likely to penetrate the market as early as 2017, followed by a series of enhancements that will make fully self-driving cars a market reality in a decade and a common sight within two decades, according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Bendix Announces Next Generation Of Commercial Vehicle Active Safety Systems
Enhancements and fusion of existing technologies enables groundbreaking advancements, including stationary vehicle braking, company says.
TRW Launches Camera Technology In The United States; Makes Further Investments
Approximately 25 additional staff members have been employed at the plant across management, manufacturing and assembly, with approximately 60 new positions being created at TRW’s global electronics headquarters in Farmington Hills, Mich., to support the further development and application of camera technologies.
TRW Announces Future Investments in Camera Technology
The company is demonstrating its “S-CAM” camera sensor as well as outlining plans to invest in a third generation camera in anticipation of increasing regulatory focus for forward collision warning and lane keeping systems in North America.
High-tech is Giving Drivers Another Set of Eyes on Highways
Advances in automotive technology are giving drivers another set of eyes. There is parking assistance that backs a car into a parking space, miniature cameras that help a driver see at night and in blinding sunlight, detection devices that sound an alert when a driver crosses into a lane without activating the turn signal or starts to get too close to a pedestrian.