New VW Passat engages in if you become a director

Posted on 26-05-2014 at 8:10 by sir_smokalot – 11 Comments”

A car that can sense its driver had a heart attack, stroke or wegtrekker and take action, that is what we in the future may expect. Volkswagen thinks the technology is fully developed and introduces it in the next Passat.

The game is on the wagon for VW’s new D-segmenter; recently trampled the Germans, the path to the introduction with a number of laaggelijnde sketches, now it comes with a Technology Preview. Part of: Emergency Assist.

As soon as the car senses that the driver is not more in the lesson because the pedals and steering wheel not to be controlled, he gives a beep and a flashing icon on the dashboard again. Sort this no result, then follows a resolute short apply braking (hopefully in combination with a camera that achterliggers registers), and if there is nothing to follow than to take the car control.

With Lane Assist keeps the commputer the Passat in its orbit, while at the same time slowly is better and small steering wheel movements to be made. All this under the guidance of the warning lights of course. Also does the soon to be mandatory eCall system a call to the emergency services.

Is this new? No, there are very many manufacturers that make such systems work. Toyota (2011), BMW (2009), and Ford (2011) develop their own techniques to detect the drivers of their cars, something has happened. Only VW is the first one that says it’s actually going to apply in a production model.

Other (optional) features that we have on the Passat B8 may expect, Area View, a 360-degree camera-overview; Trailer Assist; a file assistant; Side Assist with Rear Traffic Alert; and Front Assist with City Emergency Brake; Progressive steering and the Easy Close, that you opened auto-magically closes as soon as you get your car running away.