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Paving the Way to
Automated Driving
Technologies

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ADAS have advanced over the years from detecting vehicles
and pedestrians to serving as the foundation for more robust
automated driving technologies that enhance the safety and
efficiency of public and private transportation.
By Megan Perrero, assistant editor

EVELOPMENTS IN ADVANCED
Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS)
are allowing the public transit industry to prepare for a more robust embrace of automated driver
technology solutions. ADAS serve
as the building blocks for future
automated solutions, eventually
leading to full autonomous vehicle implementation. However, fully-automated implementation will require
further technology advancements to
improve connectivity, agreement on industry standards and acceptance from
the general public.

ADAS Enhance Safety
While Supporting Drivers

providing lane keeping assistance and
advanced braking systems. Options for
ADAS include assist systems and support
of semi-automated functions.
"A system that takes control of the vehicle is referred to as an automated system or function, and one that supports
the driver in taking the right action is
a driver assist system," explained John
Wilkerson, senior communications manager for corporate communications, ZF
North America (ZF).
For instance, the Mobileye Shield+
ADAS supplied by Rosco Collision Avoidance, Inc., (Rosco) doesn't take control
from the driver; instead, the operator takes
the necessary steps related to the alert. Mo-

ADAS are electronic systems designed
to assist the driver in the process of operating a vehicle, which improves passenger, vehicle and general road safety.
These systems utilize cameras, radars
and other sensors to execute functions
ranging from detecting objects in blind
spots and hazardous road conditions, to

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bileye's Shield+ uses a camera-based system to provide forward and side sensing to
alert the driver to potential collisions with
vehicles and vulnerable road users (VRUs)
such as pedestrians and bicyclists. It also
alerts the driver with audio and visual
notifications of an impending collision,
explains Mike Cacic, program manager
of collision avoidance systems, Rosco. Other features include, headway monitoring
and warning, lane departure warning and
speed limit indication, to name a few.
"The primary communication with
the operator is to achieve safe maneuvering of the vehicle and to safely navigate busy urban environments through
the operator's awareness of potential vehicle and VRU threats in the path of the
moving bus," said Cacic.
ZF produces a variety of ADAS systems which can perform functions where
the system itself takes the necessary
ZF'S DUAL camera system provides
360-degree sensing capabilities
that can see key targets to enhance
safety.

ZF North America
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