The device uses an opto-electronic measuring technology and a LIDAR sensor that has a range of nearly one-and-one-half football fields or up to 500 feet in clear weather conditions. The unit also takes inputs from the vehicle’s speed, steering, and yaw rate sensors.
Hella’s Driver’s Assistance Systems Technologies also include an ultrasonic-based parallel parking system, a rear-end collision warning system, a lane departure warning system, rear view cameras and sensors with advanced image-processed software.