Nissan debuts world's first distance control assist and navigation-enabled adaptive cruise control
Nissan's distance control
Nissan Motor will introduce this month in Japan two new technologies with its new Fuga : the world's first Distance Control Assist and navigation-enabled adaptive Cruise Control systems.
The Distance Control Assist system determines the following distance of the driver's vehicle, as well as the relative speed of both vehicles, using a radar sensor installed in the front bumper. When a vehicle approaches close to the vehicle ahead and the accelerator is not engaged, the system activates the brakes to decelerate smoothly. The technology new is, if accelerator engaged, a "push back" mechanism on acceleration actuator to help the driver to release the pedal. In a situation where the vehicle ahead slows down or brakes, requiring the driver to respond by braking, the system instantly alerts the driver through message and audio warnings. Simultaneously, the system pushes back the accelerator to assist the driver to switch to the brakes.
The adaptive cruise control system new is the use of navigation map data. Utilizing route-information fed through the on-board navigation system, the adaptive cruise control system can modulate the vehicle-speed in anticipation of the next curve on the road. When approaching a curve, the system gradually decelerates, and as it clears the turn onto a straight road, the system seamlessly resumes to its original speed.
