Bmw presents its AMULETT system

BMW Group Research and Technology, in partnership with the main German research institutes, has currently developed a system that can assist motorists handle pedestrians that suddenly appear from between two parked cars.

AMULETT, the name of the research project which is a German acronym for ‘Active mobile accident avoidance and mitigation of accident effects through cooperative data acquisition and tracking technology’ has come up with what they call a Car-2-X Communication. The system involves vehicles communicating with radio transponders that are carried by people for personal safety purposes. The sensor systems between the car and the transponder reveal and recognize even pedestrians that are hidden from view. The three-year venture has been funded by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology. The other participants include Continental Safety Engineering International GmbH, the Fraunhofer Institute for Ingtegrated Circuits, the Institute for High Frequency Engineering at Munich’s Technical University, and ZENTEC GmbH. At the conclusion of the project, set on May 6 this year, the results of AMULETT will be publicly unveiled.
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B7FAN - 4/28/2009 10:38:30 AM

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yeah sure prove it

B7FAN - 4/28/2009 4:10:20 PM

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david969.....you still havent shown me anything that LEXUS has this technology. this is all you said "Look at the LS600h and tell me why the Germans don't have a rival. Because they can't build one. It is to technologically complicated." yeah that explains a lot and if i am not mistaken i dont think you know anything about german nor japanese technology besides what you read in motor trend. You cant prove your facts you dont back anything up if you ask me your probably 15-19 years old and just started getting into cars. keep at my son you will get there one day. What does the LS600H have that the Hydrogen 7 series doesnt have besides that bullshyt parallel parking system that barely works......listen youngen i like your effort in trying to stay in the loop on this site but stick to your motor trend and your car and driver you have to start somewhere.

bimmerMeister999 - 4/28/2009 10:31:31 AM

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Who CARES about what Lexus has in Japan?? "Lexus" doesn't even exist in Japan.

sector - 4/28/2009 11:34:13 AM

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Good, this should help to offset the carelessness of BMW drivers out there.... lord knows they're the most reckless drivers out there.

Bmw8ter - 4/28/2009 12:17:35 PM

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I guess "AMAAMAETCDATT" just didn't have quite the same ring to it.

NannerPus - 4/28/2009 4:33:08 PM

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For the mentally impaired, it's a German acronym.