ブラインドスポットモニタの開発

摘要

Toyota has developed a blind spot monitor, a driver assistance system that detects and notifies the driver of vehicle in neighboring lanes that are located in the blind spot of exterior mirror. And added the function that detect the rapidly approaching vehicle from behind. This system uses 24GHz short-range radar with both high detection performance and robustness under various conditions. The driver is notified of a vehicle in the blind spot by an illuminated or flashing indicator light located on top of the mirror, which is both effective and less irritating to the driver than other methods. This system helps to ensure the safety of lane change maneuvers by reducing near-missed and accidents that occur when changing lanes.%交通事故，交通渋滞などのクルマの社会へのネガティブインパクトを最小化する(ゼロナイズ)と同時に，クルマの楽しさや快適性，利便性を最大化すること(マキシマイズ)は自動車会社やユーザにとっての望みである.その中で交通事故死傷者ゼロという究極の願いを実現するため，トヨタは「統合安全コンセプト」という将来ビジョンを揭げ「安全システムの連携」により「すべての運転ステージ」での安全を確保することを目指している.