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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedAdaptive cruise control stars at Frankfurt; Suppliers prepare to introduce a variety of advanced technology.(News)
Automotive News, September, 2005
Byline: Bradford Wernle
The latest adaptive cruise control systems will take the technology where it has never been before - into stop-and-go city traffic.
Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, Delphi Corp., Siemens VDO Automotive and TRW Automotive Inc. are showing variants of second-generation adaptive cruise control systems at the Frankfurt auto show. These systems allow cars to maintain a safe distance from a vehicle in front at speeds below 20 mph.
The systems will work in conjunction with other safety and driver-assistance features such as crash avoidance, lane-departure warning and night vision.
Most of the systems will end up on premium-priced vehicles.
Bosch, the first to offer adaptive cruise control, on the...
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