Volkswagen launched a new type of autopilot system that is not intended to replace the driver, but help him or her to correct mistakes and should have a safer road. The system allows drivers to control the car Nevertheless, Keep right up to 130 km / h.

The system of the German automaker, called Temporary Autopilot (TAP) has sensors such as radar, cameras, sonar sensors, laser scanners and electronic horizons, which monitor the track conditions, curves forward, positioning the vehicle and proximity to other cars.

When the TAP is enabled, the vehicle will maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, to respect the maximum speed set by the user and adjust it according to track conditions and also monitor the tracks of the tracks, keeping the car always centered . Even so, the driver still has control of the vehicle, may intervene in the direction at any time.

The executive director of research at the automaker, Jürgen Leohold, told Live Science that site a good scenario for the early tests with the system are high traffic sites or where the maximum speeds permitted are low.

During the presentation of the system, Leohold said that “this is an important step toward a way of accident-free driving.” In addition, the site TG Daily that the TAP account, unlike other similar systems, can now be manufactured with the sensors already on the market.

Valley wainscoting other measures that seek to “smart cars” as the initiative of the Ford company and Google to develop a car that “read the mind of the driver” and the system at MIT, where cars anticipate the movements of each other.

Via: Live Science.

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