JLR is driving ahead with an initiative to increase driver awareness of critical advanced driving assistance (ADAS) systems, after its survey found many drivers are not clear about the technologies.
Latest vehicles are highly
technologically advanced and now incorporate more ADAS features than
ever before as standard, to support the driver, yet a JLR survey found
41 percent of respondents are not clear what their ADAS systems do.
The
survey also found large numbers of drivers do not realise safety
critical ADAS systems, such as autonomous emergency braking or reversing
collision detection systems can switch off when their cars’ sensors are
obscured by dirt or other debris.
JLR has been working with the
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to increase awareness and the
DVSA has updated its driver guidebooks and other literature with
information about ADAS systems and is issuing public guidance to
increase awareness of the issue.
JLR’s next generation electric
vehicles will be built on the Nvidia Drive software‑defined platform -
delivering a wide spectrum of active safety, automated driving and
parking systems as well as driver assistance systems. Inside the
vehicle, the system will deliver AI features, including driver and
occupant monitoring as well as advanced visualisation of the vehicle’s
environment.
