ADAS And Parking: The Key To Efficacy

The ability for a vehicle to park autonomously is a key part of an Advanced Driver Assistance system (ADAS). Many automated parking and parking assist systems combine the use of ultrasonic and radar technologies as part of the sensor suite. These work together for the vehicle to detect open parking spots and engage perpendicular or parallel parking maneuvers without driver input.

Hyundai Mobis has recently developed several key technologies (Narrow Space Assistance, Reverse Assistance and Remote Smart Parking Assistance) which combine into the Mobis Parking System (MPS).

With the press of a button, the MPS allows the vehicle to drive itself through a narrow street, avoid obstructions, and drive through an underground parking lot. It allows the vehicle to reverse its way out of a dead-end street, where two cars are facing each other. Lastly the MPS can find empty space and park a car at a right angle or in parallel, even when the driver is outside the vehicle and pressing the remote.

The ability for the various sensors and cameras to work together unobstructed is required for such ADAS technologies to be effective. Even a small amount of dirt, sand, mud, salt film or snow could have significant adverse effects on the ADAS efficacy, compromising safety. Technologies developed by Podium Sensors have the ability to detect these impediments and engage self cleaning mechanisms on electric and autonomous vehicles.