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Ford Europe has announced some interesting results from its work to improve safety as part of the four-year PReVENT scheme (PReVENTive and Active Safety Applications) which is 50 percent funded by the EU.
As part of a project, their latest tech presented today includes a path prediction system which helps vehicles best deploy safety features on frequently driven routes.
The system uses the history of routes in your sat nav and adapts the active safety features on your car to best suit the way you drive familiar roads. For example, if the system recognises your route, it would optimise the angle that adaptive headlights use to look round corners more accurately.
Data from navigation systems is also used to benefit lane departure warning technology. If lane markings are missing, the cameras in lane departure systems don’t function properly, but in combination with sat nav data, the system can continue to function.
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