Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Audi A4 obtains Euro NCAP Advanced award at Paris show

The previously five-star-awarded Audi A4 has just been upgraded to Euro NCAP’s ‘Advanced’ status at the Paris Motor Show in recognition of its Side Assist technology.

The NCAP team all granted the Audi Side Assist is a technology that does help decreases the chances of a car accident by alerting the driver of hazardous situations.

Audi’s Side Assist technology alerts the driver by communicating any exterior movement behind the rear corners of the car. Using sensors, the on-board computer can tell if a car is in the blind spot and can also identify a fast approaching car, for example, coming down the overtaking lane on a motorway.

If a car is in the blind spot or approaching, the system will notify the driver through the exploit of a series of flashing LED lights located on the equivalent side mirror. If the driver then stimulated the indicator turn signal whilst another vehicle is still in the blind spot, the LED lights become very bright and quite apparent to the driver to assist deter the lane change.

The Audi Side Assist system is offered on all Audi models except on the A1 and A3 range.


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