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Intersection assistant is an advanced driver-assistance system first introduced in 2009.
City junctions are a major accident blackspot. These collisions can mostly be attributed to driver distraction or misjudgement. Whereas humans often react too slowly, assistance systems are immune to that brief moment of shock.
The system monitors cross traffic in an intersection/road junction. If this anticipatory system detects a hazardous situation of this type, it prompts the driver to start emergency braking by activating visual and acoustic warnings and automatically engaging brakes.

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    Camera view at junction

    The system will display the sideways view at a tee junction on the central screen which could be useful. However when indicating left joining a major road I get the view to the left displayed whereas the traffic and danger is from the right. Is this because the cars are set up for driving on the...
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