The cameras are linked to an image processing application, allowing the system to display a single homogeneous view on a central screen. The processed image gives the driver the impression of seeing the vehicle and its environment from above.
The driver may also select other views on the screen: for example, a wide-angle view of the area behind the vehicle is particularly useful when parking. Similarly, viewing the area in front of the vehicle is important at a blind junction or parking slot exit.
The system is also linked to ultrasonic sensors, which enable precise distances to be displayed as lines on the image. Other lines become dynamic to illustrate the trajectory as soon as the driver begins the maneuver. Diagonal parking is also simplified.
Valeo’s multi-camera viewing systems are already in production on a number of models by four automakers. The company estimates that by the end of 2011, 17 models from five different brands will be equipped with its multi-camera viewing solutions.
The new Touareg has already been praised by its manufacturer as one of the most innovative and safest passenger cars of all times.
The German SUV comes with completely new occupant protection and also introduces a world's first: Bi-xenon headlights with Dynamic Light Assist. his system “sees” oncoming traffic and automatically adjusts – via the curve lighting module and individually for each headlight - the main beam to eliminate unwanted glare.
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