Vehicle manufacturer Subaru will introduce its driver assist technology, EyeSight, to SA with the Subaru XV expected to launch next month.
EyeSight is a series of cameras and sensors in the car which monitors the road ahead, recognising potentially dangerous driving situations and assisting the driver to reduce the occurrence or avoid forward collisions.
The system can detect the presence of vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and other potential hazards up to 110-metres in front of the car.
The technology will first alert the driver to potential danger, and then take control of the vehicle if it needs to - such as slowing the car down.
EyeSight features pre-collision braking, pre-collision throttle management, lane departure warning, lane sway warning, adaptive cruise control, and can detect sudden stopping of other cars.
The technology has been around for the past two decades. It has been redesigned and improved and is now in its fourth generation. Other than SA, it is available in the US, Australia, the UK and Japan.
However, EyeSight has been extensively tested to see if it works in specific South African conditions.
Ashley Lazarus, marketing manager for Subaru Southern Africa, says: "Given the positive feedback we have received from our colleagues around the world, we were never worried about how EyeSight would fare in South Africa, but it was still important for us to test the system here and I'm happy to say, it has exceeded our expectations."
The technology will initially be available as standard on the XV premium models. The recently launched single Impreza model will also have EyeSight from October. Other Subaru models will be available with EyeSight as they are updated as part of their product update cycles.
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