BlindSpot


Do costly blind spot systems actually fix a problem that doesn't really exist?

Before automakers started equipping cars with all sorts of blinking lights and beeping telltales, there were still ways to mitigate blind spots, keep your following distance consistent, and generally avoid accidents. Of course, nobody is going to deny that the public at large seems only mildly interested in steering 3,500 pounds of automobile in between stints on the phone, so the addition of radar-sensing systems like Ford's BLIS or Infiniti's Lane Departure Warning at least reminds inattentive drivers that there's a world on the other side ... Read more →

Ford debuts Blind Spot Mirror on '09 Edge Chris Shunk

Click above for high-res gallery of 2009 Ford Edge The blind spot has been a consistent safety issue for automobiles since before the invention of the C-pillar. Some automakers have recently tackled ...

Report: Backup assist, blind spot detection hot; clean diesel not Chris Tutor

J.D. Power and Associates asked 19,000 potential car buyers what they want and what they're willing to pay for. Safety is apparently on the minds of many, with blind spot detection and backup assist ...

Be sure to check your blind spots with ScopeOut Jeremy Korzeniewski

There have been many inventions in the last few years in order to reduce accidents due to that age-old hazard, the blind spot. Some solutions, like the electric systems on some higher-end brands like ...

Ford to offer new blind spot and hazard detection in 2009 Dan Roth

We've all done it; you're halfway through a lane change and suddenly a horn sounds and snaps you to reality. Whether you failed to check your blind spot adequately, or just plain oblivious, Ford's ...

Mercedes-Benz adds radar-based blind spot assist 2 years ago on Autoblog

One of the most common accidents that occurs when merging is when one vehicle -- the one that's changing lanes -- hits another vehicle slightly behind it and to its side because the driver of the first vehicle couldn't see the second one in his mirror. To prevent this from happening, Mercedes-Benz ...

Buick Lucerne comes equipped with new safety tech 2 years ago on Autoblog

You don't need no stinkin' Volvo to experience BLIS(s) -- for 2008, the Buick Lucerne is fitted with lane departure and blind-spot warning systems. The Lucerne offers classic GM big-sedan ethos, with lots of content, wide, cushy seats and restrained, handsome styling. Now, when you're motorvating ...

LaneFX blind spot exposure system lets you see your sides - UPDATED 3 years ago on Autoblog

Blind spot detection systems that warn drivers when a vehicle is playing hide-and-seek in your blindspot using visual and audible alerts have already debuted on production vehicles. Volvo's got such a system on the new S80 and Audi on its Q7. Driveaware is a third-party company that took a ...






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