Mercedes-Benz this week demonstrated a stereoscopic camera system that functions as an extra set of very sharp, lightning-quick eyes to help keep a look out for hazards.
Using the latest in camera, computer and software technology, the system can pick out details and movements the driver might miss and send a series of escalating alerts to help prevent collisions or other accidents.
The new Mercedes-Benz system can not only recognise stop lights and stop signs, pedestrians, cyclists and other road hazards, but can interpret their distance and course and alter the car’s speed to keep from running through an intersection or colliding with an object.
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