Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

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Car manufactures have started providing ADAS which could create a safe traffic environment resulting in reduced accidental death.

Electronic system - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) is an electronic system of automated vehicle safety features.
The System uses innovative sensor technology to provide information, warnings, and assistance to the driver while they are driving.
Prevent death - The role of ADAS is to prevent deaths and injuries by reducing the number of car accidents and the serious impact of those that cannot be avoided in road.
Applications - Some applications of ADAS are

Autonomous driving - Many of the features that are included in an ADAS system are essential for autonomous driving.

Autonomous driving is the ability of a vehicle to drive itself.
There are different levels of autonomous driving, each with its own set of requirements and capabilities.

levels of autonomous driving

Self-driving is a future concept or vision in which cars would be able to complete all phases from start to finish without any human input.

Limited success - The test conducted by various companies for self-driving have not yielded any success.
No consensus - While few companies choose cameras for self-driving whereas few companies uses combination of technology such as include LIDAR, radar, sensors and camera.
Prediction - The available technology at present do not have the capacity of the humans to predict and take decision in the complex traffic scenario.
Lack of government support - Only the private companies are investing in the self-driving technologies and there is lack of support from the government.