Visteon Named Finalist for Innovative Driver Awareness System
18 November 2008 - 1:43AM
PR Newswire (US)
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Nov. 17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- ITS
(Intelligent Transportation Society) of America has named Visteon
Corporation (NYSE:VC) a finalist in the Best of ITS Awards. The
Visteon Light Vehicle Integrated Vehicle Based Safety System
(IVBSS), a comprehensive driver awareness system, is now in the
running to win under the competition's Best Innovative Products
category. (Logo:
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offers a range of technologies designed to enhance a driver's
awareness of road and traffic conditions. The IVBSS system fully
integrates a suite of crash warning features that includes forward
collision warning, road departure warning, lane change merge alerts
and blind spot detection. These systems provide the driver with
situational awareness of the vehicle's surroundings. "While these
features cannot substitute for safe driving, they can potentially
increase the driver's awareness of road conditions and improve
response time to potential hazards," explains Debby Bezzina,
Visteon electronics program manager for the project. "This is very
important as driver distraction and congestion are increasing."
Visteon's IVBSS system will be featured in a special presentation
for Best of ITS Awards finalists at the 15th World Congress on ITS
& the 2008 ITS America Annual Meeting on Monday, Nov. 17 in New
York. The winners will be announced at that time. Bezzina will
attend the congress on Visteon's behalf. ITS is the leading
advocate for technologies that improve the safety, security and
efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. Its 2008
annual meeting is the largest event in the world for ITS leaders,
policy makers and other industry professionals. "This recognition
is quite an honor for Visteon, which is committed to driving
innovation in our automotive electronics, interiors and climate
control products," notes Bezzina. At the congress, Bezzina, along
with other Visteon employees, will be presenting at the following
sessions: Interactive Session 30187: The Process for Developing an
Effective Multi-Modal Warning System for the Integration of Alerts
from Multiple Subsystems - The paper describes the methods used to
develop the DVI system for IVBSS. Visteon authors include Dinu
Madau, Colleen Serafin and Bezzina; University of Michigan
Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) authors include Omer
Tsimhoni and Paul A. Green. Bezzina, along with Madau, will
participate in the interactive session AM36: U.S. Department of
Transportation Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems (IVBSS)
Initiative. Bezzina is one of the presenters at this session; she
will present the light vehicle IVBSS design and status. AM43: Human
Machine Interface for Vehicle Infrastructure Integration. Bezzina
is also presenting at this session, she will describe the
difficulties with designing an intuitive and easy to use human
machine interface for an integrated system. The presentation, as
well as the research for it, was developed by Visteon's Serafin,
Madau and Bezzina. Visteon Corporation is a leading global
automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures
innovative climate, interior, electronic and lighting products for
vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and
services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van
Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany;
the company has facilities in 27 countries and employs
approximately 35,500 people.
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CONTACT: Melissa Andrade of Visteon Corporation, +1-734-710-5546,
Web site: http://www.visteon.com/
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