Assistance systems are the cornerstone for automated driving, which will become established in a gradual process. “With driver assistance systems, Bosch expects to generate sales of one billion euros in 2016,” Hoheisel says. At speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour, the assistant brakes automatically in heavy traffic, accelerates, and keeps the car in its lane. Drivers can also reach their destinations safely and with minimum stress using the Bosch traffic jam assistant. Studies suggest that, in Germany alone, up to 72 percent of all rear-end collisions resulting in casualties could be avoided if all cars were fitted with the Bosch predictive emergency braking system.
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In 90 percent of cases, human error is the cause.įrom predictive emergency braking to traffic jam assistanceĪssisting drivers in critical traffic situations can save lives. Worldwide, an estimated 1.3 million traffic fatalities occur each year, and the numbers are rising. The motivation behind the development at Bosch is safety. The teams at the two locations can draw on a worldwide network of more than 5,000 Bosch engineers in the field of driver assistance systems. Bosch will be presenting its solutions at the Vehicle Intelligence Marketplace during the CES in Las Vegas (January 6-9, 2015).Īs one of the world’s largest providers of mobility solutions, Bosch has been working on automated driving since 2011 at two locations – Palo Alto, California, and Abstatt, Germany. Dirk Hoheisel, who sits on the Bosch board of management.Ĭars equipped with Bosch technology can already drive themselves in certain situations, such as in traffic jams or when parking. “Bosch is making science fiction reality, one step at a time,” says Dr. Nearly 30 years later, automated driving is no longer just another TV fantasy. 2015 / Hollywood did it first: in the 1980s, the dream factory created the action series “Knight Rider”, featuring a speaking and – more importantly – self-driving Pontiac Firebird Trans Am named K.I.T.T.