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ABL ANV BSD CMS
Active Bending Light System Automotive Night Vision Blind Spot Detection Camera Monitor System
Automatically turns the headlight Additional vehicle monitors or
beam to the right or left depending APS BSM displays that present a better view of
on the vehicle’s direction. Automatic Parking System Blind Spot Monitoring the vehicle’s external surroundings.
Senses a vehicle approaching
ACC BACKUP CAMERA RVC a different lane with a flashing CTA
Adaptive Cruise Control Rear-View Camera indicator on the side mirror. Cross-Traffic Alert
Provides view of area behind vehicle
ADAS when in reverse. Could include trailer BSW DDD
Advanced Driver assistance, a system that assists Blind Spot Warning Driver Drowsiness Detection
Assistance System drivers during backing maneuvers
An electronic system that gives the with a trailer attached. CAS DDW
driver a safer and more comfortable Collision Avoidance System Drowsy Driver Warning
driving experience. Includes camera BCW
technology, as well as other sensors Blind Spot Collision Warning CDW DFW
like radar, laser, or ultrasound. Collision Detection Warning Driver Fatigue Warning
Provides information about a
vehicle’s blind spots, which cannot
AEB be seen easily by the driver. Some CIB DMS
Automatic Emergency Braking, systems feature an alarm, while Crash Imminent Braking, Collision Driver Monitoring System
Autonomous Emergency Braking others include cameras that transmit Imminent Braking A detection system that uses
images onto the dashboard display. Automatically applies the brakes in a cameras or other sensors to
AFLS crash if the driver does not respond determine if a driver is paying
Adaptive Front Lighting System BLIS to warnings. attention to the road. A majority
Blind Spot Information System of these systems track eye
AHBC CMBS blinking rates and gaze direction,
Adaptive High Beam Control BOP Collision Mitigation while some can detect sleepiness
Back-Over Protection, Braking System by the driver’s head nods.
ALC Back-Over Prevention
Adaptive Light Control
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EDA FCWS ICC LA
Emergency Driver Assistant Forward Collision Warning System Intelligent Cruise Control Lighting Automation
A system that monitors a driver’s Assists with acceleration and/or Allows drivers to drive with the
behavior, and takes control of the FEB braking to maintain a safe distance high beam on at all times, adjusting
brakes and the steering, bringing the Forward Emergency Braking from the vehicle ahead. Some light distribution if it detects other
vehicle to a stop if it finds the driver Monitors the proximity of vehicles in systems can come to a stop traffic on the road as to not blind
is not able to safely drive the vehicle. front, detecting situations where a and continue. approaching drivers.
collision is possible. Braking is then
EVWS automatically applied to avoid the IHBC LCA
Electric Vehicle Warning Sound collision or reduce its impact. Intelligent High Beam Control Lane Change Assist
Sounds designed to alert
pedestrians of nearby moving GFHB IHC LCA
electric vehicles, which make very Glare-Free High Beam Intelligent Headlight Control Lane Centering Assist
little noise. Detects oncoming traffic and
HDC vehicles in front by automatically LD
FCA Hill Descent Control adjusting the headlights, including Lane Detection
Forward Collision Avoidance Adjusts speed by applying the brake high and low beams.
A system that use a variety of or shifting to lower gears while LDW
sensors to determine whether a descending down a hill. IPAS Lane Departure Warning
vehicle is in danger of colliding with Intelligent Parking Assist System
another object. They can sense HLA LDWS
the proximity of other vehicles, Head Lamp Assist ISA Lane Departure Warning System
pedestrians, or other objects on the Intelligent Speed Adaptation, Uses a forward-facing camera to
road, and take preventive actions, Intelligent Speed Advice
HUD detect lane markings, and warns the
such as pre-charge the brakes,
Head-Up-Display Monitors vehicle speed, typically driver if the vehicle leaves the lane
apply tension to the seat belts, or
A transparent display of information using Traffic Sign Recognition and without proper use of the turn signal.
take over steering.
on the front windshield, allowing map data to determine the allowed
drivers to keep their eyes on the speed limits, and warns the driver to
FCW adjust speed if it is higher than the
road rather than having to look away
Forward Collision Warning allowed limit.
for the information.
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LKA OD PSMD REMOTE PARKING
Lane Keeping Assist Object Detection Parking Slot Marking Detection Designed to help a driver
Keeps a vehicle in the center of A computer vision algorithm that Detects markers on the road surface park his or her vehicle. Some
the lane by using a forward-facing detects objects in view of a camera, to determine the exact location of systems perform the entire job
camera to detect lane markings such as pedestrians, vehicles, parking spaces. automatically, while others help
with an electric steering system. animals, or cyclists. the driver know when to turn the
RCTA steering wheel and when to stop.
MOD PA Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
Moving Object Detection Parking Assistance Multiple sensors or wide angles SAD
Multiple cameras located around cameras near the front or rear of Semi-Autonomous Driving
the vehicle detect moving objects PAEB the vehicle, detecting oncoming Primarily autonomous, but
around the vehicle, typically Pedestrian Automatic cross traffic. requires the driver to monitor and
during parking. Emergency Braking take control of the vehicle if the
Automatically applies brakes to a REAR AEB automated driving system cannot
NVA vehicle if a pedestrian is detected Rear Automatic safely operate the vehicle.
Night View Assist in front or rear of the vehicle. Emergency Braking
Thermal camera or active infrared Combines ultrasonic and rear-view SRH
lighting captures images to be PD camera technologies to increase Steering Responsive Headlights
displayed on the dashboard. Pedestrian Detection safety while backing up so the driver
This increases the driver’s doesn’t hit a pedestrian, vehicle or SVC
perception and viewing distance PDS other object. Surround View Camera
during nighttime. Pedestrian Detection System
Cameras that detect pedestrians in REAR AUTOMATIC SVPA
OBSTRUCTION front or behind the vehicle. BRAKING Surround View Park Assist
WARNING SYSTEM Detects potential collision while Multi-surround view cameras
Detects obstructions near vehicle PLD traveling in reverse and automatically that capture and display 360
during [forward or rear] Parking Line Detection applies the brakes to avoid or degrees surrounding the vehicle
parking maneuvers. lessen the severity of impact. in one integrated view on a
Some systems include pedestri-an dashboard display.
detection.
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TA UPA
Turning Assistant Ultrasonic Park Assist
Monitors opposing traffic when Solely uses ultrasonic sensors to
turning at low speeds, and detect distance.
autonomously applies the brakes
in unsafe situations. WWDA
Wrong-Way Driving Alert
TJA Uses Traffic Sign Recognition
Traffic Jam Assist (TSR) to detect wrong-way
Adapts speed and optionally takes traffic sign indicators, and
control of steering in lower-speed, warns the driver if he or she is
dense traffic situations. driving in the wrong direction.
TLR WWDW
Traffic Light Recognition Wrong-Way Driving Warning
Camera-based technology that
detects and analyzes traffic lights,
either to inform the driver or to
provide information to the vehicle for
autonomous driving.
TSR
Traffic Sign Recognition
Camera-based technology that
detects and analyzes the traffic signs
next to the road, often displaying the
information on the dashboard.
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