AUTONEWS

6 essential driver assistance systems for the city

Regardless of whether we like to drive more or less, one thing is certain, no one likes urban traffic, 'rich' in various situations, ranging from simple low-speed traffic, stop / start, or endless minutes standing in rows of without leaving the same place.
Apart from these situations, the daily traffic of a city often requires a great deal of attention from drivers. In this sense, there are several driving assistance systems that may prove very useful. Get to know six that we consider to be essential for city tours, going through the gallery above or seeing the topics below.

Involuntary transposition of the track: it is a system that, when unintentionally transposing the line of our lane not using the blinkers, detects that the driver did it without intention, alerting it with a warning that can be sonorous, visual and / or through the steering wheel vibration (something that can vary from brand to brand).

Rear view camera and Top Rear Vision: When you gear the reverse gear, there is a camera that allows you to see on the dashboard the image of the rear, marked with color markers based on the proximity of obstacles, as well as a restored image of the rear environment at 180°. A very helpful help in the always difficult parking maneuver.

Park Assist: also very useful is this system that helps us to park, parallel or in spine. After the driver's request, the system allows the automatic detection of a place, then driving the vehicle to its vacant space safely. As far as we are concerned, all we have to do is turn the gear, accelerate and lock.

Active emergency braking Active Safety Brake: emits an audible and visual alert to reduce collision risks that arise from the front, locking the driver. The multifunctional camera located on the top of the windscreen senses the obstacles, for example, a vehicle that is in the same direction or that is stopped, stopping our vehicle when it detects the risk of collision. Actuation speeds may depend on brand to brand.

The blind spot monitoring system is very effective so that we do not have surprises while driving, this system works by presenting a pictogram in the exterior mirrors of the presence of a vehicle at the so-called dead angles.

Recognition of traffic signals: sometimes we can be circulating and we do not always see or perceive variations in speed limits. This system reads and transmits this information to the driver through the instrument panel, also allowing you to record this speed as the limit on the speed controller.

André Duarte, direto de Portugal