Autoliv has announced that in response to the market trend towards Advanced Driver Assistance Systemsit has developed a forward-looking Mono Vision Sensing System for BMWThis is aimed at improving driver awareness and, as a consequence, reducing traffic accidents, injuries and even fatalities involving vehicles.The new technology is being featured for the first time by BMW at the 2011 IAA in FrankfurtAutoliv developed and recently launched the camera-based for BMW. For this specificdesign, Autoliv is the system integrator and provides the complete system of hardware including the camera which is mounted between the rear-view mirror and the front windshieldand the electronic control unit which includes anQ2 chip providedThe main focus of the system is safety in respect to forward collision warning, which alarms a driver to an imminent collision with the vehicles in front as well as in the case of an unintentional lane departure. Other features available on the system are automatic high beamswitching, with a smooth high/low beam transition, allowing for an optimal control of road illumination and increased night time driving safety; and traffic sign recognition, providing the driver with information about speed sign zones which includes no-pass zones.Cpresident and chief executive officer of Autoliv"We are very pleasedto be a system integration partner with BMW once again. Our proven track record in bringing tomarket new technologies, such as infrared-based night vision on the 7-Series in 2005, is atestament to our company to establish important development relationships in the area of active safety and in particular advanced driver assistance systemspresident Autoliv Electronics: "This marks our first launch of camera-based vision systems. However we have several othercurrently under development thatwill launch during 2012 and 2013
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