The camera-based crash avoidance system that General Motors originally offerred on the GMC Terrain, and now the Chevrolet Equinox has found its way into the Popular Mechanics top 10 breakthrough technology award winners of 2012.
As a reminder, the system utilizes a camera mounted near the rearview mirror that follows the lines along the road, signaling the driver if his vehicle starts to stray into another lane. It also will signal if the vehicle is too close to another one in the front to stop safely. And because the system is not radar-based, which is far more expensive, PM states that the $295 optional system is “the first practical and cost-effective single-camera vision system for crash avoidance in passenger cars.”
We always thought the first cost-effective crash avoidance system was good driving skills… but this could work just as well.
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I think they should add blind spot detection in addition to the blind spot mirrors
I purchased an Equinox in February since I made my purchase they have come out with this and my link Nav that was not even available when I purchased mine thanks Chevy for destroying my confidence in your product how can you come out with 2 awesome new features in the same model year that is the most ridiculous thing I have seen a manufacturer do in a long time I wish I could return mine at this point! You do not even wait until the next model year to put new technology in your product. How is this even legal this stuff was not even available in February but available now for a 2012 same as mine.
Very very aggravated maybe its time to switch brands altogether?
Are you serious? Was your ‘Nox a 2012? This news was released in November of last year, you could have easily known about it.
Also, the crash avoidance system is only an option on the LTZ, so if you opted for a lesser spec model that was also your choosing.
i like the feature, except for the cheapy lil display, came all pre scratched from the factory or the dealer did it. ill be asking them to replace it, or take the display out. and put the normal nav shade thing in, withouth the chintzy display screen
For the 2014 model year, GM should add video recording from both the front and rear cameras, and have local storage so in the case of a collision or if stolen, the driver has a video record as evidence for insurance claims and criminal investigation.
GM vehicles have, and have had for a while, “black boxes” much like an air plane that run on a continues loop a will record what the vehicle is doing prior to a crash/air bag deployment.
I believe it is called an Event Data Recorder (EDR). I’m pretty sure GM has been putting them in cars for 20+ years while other companies have very slowly started to. I remember the US Gov or maybe the NHTSA were wanting to make them mandatory.
As for theft, that why GM has OnStar, remote shut-down of engine while maintaining power for braking and turning as well as remote tracking for police. They can even lock the doors until police arrive.
Easiest security feature in the US is a manual transmission. Google “manual transmission car thief”. Pretty funny.
Just wanted to add, the EDR can produce over 70 pages of data after a crash. And covers all this and more:
Vehicle speed (in five one-second intervals preceding impact)
Engine speed (in five one-second intervals preceding impact)
Brake status (in five one-second intervals preceding impact)
Throttle position (in five one-second intervals preceding impact)
Driver’s seat belt state (On/Off)
Passenger’s airbag enabled or disabled state (On/Off)
Airbag Warning Lamp status (On/Off)
Time from vehicle impact to airbag deployment
Maximum Delta-V ( DV ) for near-deployment event
Delta-V ( DV ) vs. time for frontal airbag deployment event
Time from vehicle impact to time of maximum Delta-V ( DV )
Time between near-deploy and deploy event (if within 5 seconds)
ADDITIONAL CRASH DATA AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD 2006 AND NEWER GM VEHICLES:
Low tire pressure warning system status
Traction control status
Anti lock brake status
Transmission range
Service engine lamp status
Vehicle door 2/4 status open/closed
Outside air temperature in degrees F
Passenger seat belt switch
Yaw rate
Lateral acceleration
Steering wheel angle
*fyi, delta v is your change in velocity if you aren’t up-to-date on your high school physics 🙂
I was in a high speed (160km/hr so 100miles/hr) track crash in a T/A WS6 with roughly 400rwhp. Car was toast, would have been interesting to see the data recovered. As far as I know if the owner/anyone would have taken the unit out of the car they can ship it in to Bosch or whoever makes them and get the data.
how do I start my 2013 gmc terrain after a lite collision? Is there a shut down of some kind? Arnie
How do i get my 2013 equinox started deer jumped out in front of me, also key wont come out of ignition