A new study, carried out by The American Automobile Association of America (AAA), has found that driver assistance systems fail to perform some actions in real-world test situations.
The experiments aimed to recreate common driving situations to measure the1 of the assistance systems. All of the four test models had systems designed to provide emergency stopping assistance.2 , they were built to help keep vehicles within a lane and to back up speed control systems. AAA said the test vehicles repeatedly3 on public roads when dealing with some real-world situations.
Separate tests were carried out in a4 environment off public roads. In those tests, all vehicles were able to5 stay in a lane and to recognize the presence of another vehicle entering into traffic. However, three out of four vehicles6 a test in which a lead vehicle changed lanes, causing a stopped vehicle to suddenly appear. AAA said in this test, each of the three cases required a driver to be involved to7 an immediate crash.
Automakers usually warn that the ability to8 a stopped vehicle after a lead vehicle changes lanes is a design limitation for driver assistance systems. But AAA's director of automotive engineering, Greg Brannon said vehicles had been expected to notice the stopped cars and react in time. Brannon said one reason for the9 could be that several manufacturers use the word pilot in the names of their systems. "Confusing vocabulary may lead someone to10 a system's capability, unintentionally placing the driver and others on the road at risk." He added.
