BMW presents night vision technology for BMW 7 Series
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talks about a new technology from IBM that may save many lives. The new night vision technology will help drivers to see better at night. The new BMW 7 Series will be the first car to feature this infra-red night vision system and also features a new high-beam assist function to make night driving safer.
The car is equipped with a thermal imaging camera that covers a distance of up to 300m in front of the vehicle. The warmer the object the more bright it will display on the display, so drivers will be able to see people, animals and objects at night.
The camera is mounted behind impact-resistant glass and a fine grid in the left front bumper. It has a resolution of 320x240 pixels and registers heat radiated by people and objects in a waveband of 8 to 14µm. Below 80km/h the camera covers 36° and above 80km/h it covers an angle of 24°. During steering it moves up to 6° left or right and during high speeds drivers will be able to activate a digital zoom to enlarge more distant objects by 50 percent.
This is a very exciting technology which I hope will greatly increase road safety.
I'm also very fond of the high-beam assist which will be available for the BMW 5, 6 and 7 Series by the end of 2005. As a bike driver I'm often blinded by bright lights from cars so I hope this new technology will resolve this annoying issue.
The system identifies the headlights and rear lights of vehicles, as well as the ambient road lighting. High beam is automatically switched on in the absence of vehicles on the road ahead or oncoming traffic when the road is poorly lit.
talks about a new technology from IBM that may save many lives. The new night vision technology will help drivers to see better at night. The new BMW 7 Series will be the first car to feature this infra-red night vision system and also features a new high-beam assist function to make night driving safer.The car is equipped with a thermal imaging camera that covers a distance of up to 300m in front of the vehicle. The warmer the object the more bright it will display on the display, so drivers will be able to see people, animals and objects at night.
The camera is mounted behind impact-resistant glass and a fine grid in the left front bumper. It has a resolution of 320x240 pixels and registers heat radiated by people and objects in a waveband of 8 to 14µm. Below 80km/h the camera covers 36° and above 80km/h it covers an angle of 24°. During steering it moves up to 6° left or right and during high speeds drivers will be able to activate a digital zoom to enlarge more distant objects by 50 percent.
This is a very exciting technology which I hope will greatly increase road safety.
I'm also very fond of the high-beam assist which will be available for the BMW 5, 6 and 7 Series by the end of 2005. As a bike driver I'm often blinded by bright lights from cars so I hope this new technology will resolve this annoying issue.
The system identifies the headlights and rear lights of vehicles, as well as the ambient road lighting. High beam is automatically switched on in the absence of vehicles on the road ahead or oncoming traffic when the road is poorly lit.
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