Residents of traffic-ridden cities, rejoice — Delphi has developed Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC) that can function in stop-and-go traffic.
Like the ACC we’ve been hearing about for a few years now, Delphi’s technology uses radar to sense how much space is
between you and the car ahead of you, but until this technology, the application was strictly for cruising on the
highway — in the city, the technology was thwarted by manhole covers, poles, construction barrels and other objects
that are easy for people to discern but particularly difficult for machines. Delphi claims its technology overcomes
those obstacles with some advanced electronics and statistical modelling that helps the car discern size and shape of
objects.
The technology, set to appear on two premium European vehicles next year, also implements a forward collision
warning system.