Next-Gen Mercedes E Class to Feature Driver Attention Support System

Mercedes Driver Attention Support System

For Driver fatigue and overtiredness

By Clinton Deacon
August 11, 2008 11:00 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz, Technology

Starting in the Spring of 2009, Mercedes will introduce its latest technology: the innovative driver support system Attention Assist, created to detect and warn of driver fatigue.

According to figures, more accidents are caused on motorways (highways) due to over-tiredness than under the influence of alcohol, putting into perspective how important this new system could prove to be.

It works by monitoring the driving style and conditions, the steering characteristics are highlighted as the most important, it monitors the personal driving style and steering behaviour of the driver and uses these to also detect the traffic situation based on the longitudinal and lateral acceleration. Additional factors also taken into account are the road condition, driving conditions (weather) and the time of day.

There is no official confirmation which model the new system will debut in, but we can be sure the system will make it to the all new Mercedes E-Class due for release next year.

Source: Daimler

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New 2010 Mercedes E-Class Down to Last Strips of Camouflage (46 comments

Comments

un_peacekeeper

August 12, 2008 12:33 AM

Don't you love how they take Volvo's technology and spin it off like they invented it?

carcrazy1234

August 12, 2008 12:45 AM

its good to see people sharing technology (even if it wasn't really... "shared" lol). Especially HELPFULY technology that'll save lifes. who cares

trevor-k

August 12, 2008 1:29 AM

I wonder what models they will be offering it on, the s-class for sure. I hope this sytem is better than that garbage system lexus has.

norther

August 12, 2008 1:50 AM

i see it looks nicer than the one i saw in the camouflage. that one looked like a whale. hope this is not just a ....drawing. anyhow.....im wondering, does it detect what colour is my underwear, or if i even wear any..?

mustang5507

August 12, 2008 3:59 AM

Norther, please clean your computer screen. That is CLEARLY an S-class.

DriveCritic

August 12, 2008 9:08 AM

The S-class is due for an imminent face-lift so my guess is that this system will make its debut there.

wisp

August 12, 2008 9:18 AM

Merc is very chinese - they like rip offs. Well done Volvo, at least know you know that Merc bought your car and thoroughly examined it.

wolff

August 12, 2008 3:35 PM

benz_man

August 12, 2008 5:12 PM

Get a grip! They use the same supplier. No IP theft. It's just like DSC and ESP. Same s***, different toilet. Mercedes uses 2/3rds more ROM in their application.

THERENAISSANCEMAN

August 12, 2008 5:52 PM

you ought to say ... very American . the Yanks not only carted off Nazi Germany's entire war machine technologies after the war , they even hauled away Verner Von Braun's team of aerospace scientists/engineers back to the USA in order to beef up their own obsolescent military infrastructure . did i mention as well that the British were forcibly dealt with in the same manner by these Yanks as one of the conditions imposed by then President Roosevelt before the US commited itself to helping the UK fight the Axis powers ?

Joe_Limon

August 12, 2008 6:27 PM

ah yes but the winners always right the history books, so even though that may be true, you are still insulting the "hero's".

THERENAISSANCEMAN

August 13, 2008 8:48 PM

wisp , it might interest you to learn that Daimler Benz FREELY ALLOWS its safety design patents to be used by other car manufacturers for the simple reason that vehicle safety measures can only be as completely effective if the other car is equally protected in the same manner . DBs case in point : what good are a car's anti-lock braking system if an opposite incoming vehicle was not equipped in the same manner ? car A might be able to evade the collision but car B is sure to hit car A just the same because it didn't have ABS .

Sharpie

August 12, 2008 4:27 PM

What is the system Volvo uses....what is it called?

wolff

August 12, 2008 10:22 PM

@ THERENAISSANCEMAN

lol.. good point.. but kinda off topic!! :D

THERENAISSANCEMAN

August 13, 2008 8:29 PM

the point here is that China is always being conveniently pointed at as the perpetrator of ripoff technology but accusers regularly forget that " human rights champion " who actually started off the biggest design knockoff of the century .

german-cars-lover

August 12, 2008 11:18 PM

Well, This is German technology that helped and helps you until today , stupid Americans !!

unknown

August 12, 2008 11:38 PM

well done volvo...uh yeah...in 5 years they won't even exist. volvo must been doing something right! we have geniuses that post up here!

benz_man

August 14, 2008 1:18 AM

OMG, THIS ISN'T VOLVO'S TECHNOLOGY! Volvo gets it from the same place Mercedes gets it from. Mercedes' system is just a bit more advanced because they took more time in R&D; its been in the works for almost 7 years now. If I'm not mistaken, this is a Bosch system. That means BMW and the entire VW Group will be using it soon also. (If they're not already) As the components get cheaper who knows where the proliferation will end.