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Delphi Engineers Turn Eye toward 'Blind Spots'
"HANOVER, Germany -- Delphi Corp. engineers are working to reduce the "blind spot" area for commercial vehicle truck drivers through Delphi's family of Forewarn technologies, officials announced earlier today. Blind spots are a safety problem that continues to plague the commercial vehicle market. Due to the size, commercial vehicles present greater visibility challenges for drivers, they explained.Delphi's trademarked Forewarn Collision Warning Systems are designed to warn drivers of pedestrians and obstacles in their blind spots to the front, sides and rear of the vehicle. By providing a 360-degree electronic cocoon around the perimeter of the vehicle, these devices warn drivers when objects are present in visually obstructed areas around the vehicle, officials said."Our experience in systems integration and object-detection based safety technologies in other markets enables us to move seamlessly into the commercial vehicle markets," said Dr. Glenn Widmann, chief engineer of integrated safety systems at Delphi Electronics & Safety. "We believe providing fleet operators and owners with our Forewarn technologies will help them save money and provide a safer driving environment for everyone on the road."Delphi's long-range, mechanically scanning radar sensor detects objects up to 150 meters in front of the vehicle, he added.Over the past 14 years, Delphi has produced more than 400,000 radar sensors for object detection and develops, tests and markets front, side and rear radar sensors in a number of markets, Widmann noted. Delphi also markets a host of other object detection technologies including laser, infrared, ultrasonic and vision-based products for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket.Delphi is showing a specially equipped Integrated Safety Commercial Vehicle here this week at the 60th International Motor Show for Commercial Vehicles. The Truck showcases more than 15 technologies that not only address blind spots and help drivers avoid an accident but reduce the effects if an accident can't be avoided including headway alert, forward collision warning, pre-crash warning, re-settable seat belts, lane departure warning, back-up aid, turning assist, night vision, rollover detection, lateral door mounted airbag, driver workload management systems and adaptive Human Machine Interface countermeasures, Widmann said."