Honda, the Japanese car manufacturer, has announced that it will introduce the world’s first predictive cruise control system. Named as Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (i-ACC), the new cruise control is capable of foreseeing and automatically reacting to other vehicles ‘cuttig-in’ to the equipped vehicle’s lane.
The new i-ACC is based on extensive real-world research of European driving styles. The Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control uses a camera and radar to sense the position of other vehicles on the road. This system uses an algorithm to predict the directions of vehicles, and then enabling the equipped vehicle to react quickly, safely and comfortably.
The Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control will be offered with the new European CR-V SUV, which is currently being offered with the traditional Adaptive Cruise Control. The new i-ACC system is able to compute the directions of a cut-in up to five seconds before it occurs, and is designed to react very smoothly. In this case, the system applies just a mild brake initially with an icon appearing on the driver displaying why the slow-down happened. Then, the system applies a stronger brake to adapt the velocity to keep a safe distance.
