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Subaru Eyesight: A Subaru that drives itself?

 
Note the two cameras flanking mirror


 
Close-up of one camera



Looking from the outside



Profile from the outside


The day is coming, sooner than you may think, that you will buy a Planet Subaru that drives itself.  Google has safely tested just such a prototype vehicle, driving it several hundred thousand miles, accident-free, with a person in the vehicle but without any human assistance. 

No such Subaru is currently available for sale, but right now you can buy one with many of the technologies that will eventually allow cars to drive themselves. 

First introduced as an option on the 2013 Outback and Legacy, and now available as an option on the 2014 Forester, a Subaru equipped with EyeSight uses stereo cameras and object recognition software to provide a wide variety of safety technologies.  Unlike the inferior systems produced by other manufacturers that mount the sensors down low, where visibility is quite limited, Subaru positions its sensors as close to the roof as possible for best vision.





Here is a video that gives a nice overview of Eyesight's capabilities. 

Pre-Collision Braking System
  • If you're coming up behind a car too fast, Eyesight will cut the throttle and apply brakes to prevent an accident.  If the closing speed differential is 19mph or less, you will likely avoid the accident entirely.  Over 19mph differential, you will still collide but with much less severity. 
  •  Click here to see a video that demonstrates Pre-Collision Braking. 
Pre-Collision Brake Assist
  • If you're coming up behind a car too fast and apply your brakes but not hard enough to prevent a collision, Eyesight will cut the throttle and apply brakes harder to prevent an accident.
  • Click here to see a video that demonstrates Pre-Collision Brake Assist.
Pre-Collision Throttle Management
  • If you're behind someone in traffic and you apply too much gas, Eyesight will limit engine output so you don't ram forward.  Eyesight will also limit power if you're trying to back up in a garage and mistakenly have the car in "drive" instead of "reverse."
  • Click here to see a video that demonstrates Pre-Collision Throttle Management.
Adaptive Cruise Control
  • Set your desired speed and Eyesight will modulate acceleration and braking so you don't have to make any adjustments when you come up behind a slower moving car.  You can choose from three different vehicle gaps depending on the road conditions. 
  • Click here to the see a video that demonstrates Adaptive Cruise Control.

Lead Vehicle Start Alert
  • If you're sitting in traffic and the car in front of you pulls away while you're just sitting there, Eyesight gives you a beep and a dash warning to let you know it's time to get movin'.  
  • Click here to the see a video that demonstrates Lead Vehicle Start Alert. 

Lane Sway and Departure Warning

  • Monitoring the road striping, Eyesight knows where your Subaru should be within the lanes.  If you're swaying back and forth within a lane, which is characteristic of drowsy driving, your Subaru will alert you with a series of beeps and a dash warning.  Also, if you become distracted and depart the lane for any reason, Eyesight will alert you. 
  • Click here to the see a video that demonstrates Lane Sway and Departure Warning. 

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