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From the first media preview of the Proton X50, we know that the top-end flagship variant is the only one of the four on offer that comes standard with a suite of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
Now, the national car brand is going into detail about the individual features that are part of the suite, as part of a second preview for members of the media that will take place today. If you’re still curious about how much it will cost to get the X50 fully charged, sorry, you’ll have to wait for the official launch to get that information.
First of all, the ADAS suite includes a blind spot information system, which is something most people are familiar with. In essence, when a vehicle is detected in the X50’s blind spot, an LED indicator on the side mirrors first provides a visual warning to the driver. If the driver activates the turn signal while another vehicle is still in the blind spot, the turn signal will begin to flash and an audible warning will sound to warn the driver again.
Next comes the Intelligent High Beam Control, which is capable of switching between high and low beam when other vehicles are nearby, preventing the car’s LED headlights from blinding oncoming drivers or those in front of the X50 . This is activated automatically when a sensor detects low ambient light and when the SUV is traveling at speeds of 40 km / h and more.
Meanwhile, the car’s Forward Collision Warning (FCW) system operates in three stages and according to three levels of sensitivity (low, medium and high). In the first stage, a visual warning is displayed on the instrument cluster when the system detects that the car is a potentially dangerous distance from the vehicle ahead.
If the driver insists on closing the gap further, the pre-collision warning kicks in and provides audible and visual alerts, including a reminder to begin applying the brakes. The final level is the acute warning brake, and that is when the system actively applies the brake to prevent or mitigate a crash.
This works with the car’s Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system, which activates emergency brake assist if the driver does not respond to FCW alerts in a timely manner or if insufficient braking force is applied. The system operates at speeds between 4-150 km / h in situations involving moving vehicles and up to 80 km / h with stationary vehicles. It can also detect pedestrians, although it only works at speeds of up to 70 km / h.
Another system that is part of the ADAS suite is Lane Departure Warning (LDW), which monitors the position of the car in relation to the road lane markings and alerts the driver through an audio signal or vibration in steering when you unintentionally deviate from the lane. The X50 Flagship also has Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) that is based on LDW, actively turning the steering wheel through the electric power steering torque control to return to the lane.
The radar sensors used for FCW and AEB, along with LKA, are also used for the adaptive cruise control of the car with stop and go function, as well as for the intelligent cruise control, both being Level 2 autonomous driving systems that We explain in a separate post.
With all these features on board, the X50 Flagship certainly seems to be pretty well covered when it comes to active safety systems, even beating out certain premium models. We think the top-of-the-line model will be quite a popular choice with car buyers, but the question remains: how much are you pricing it, Proton?
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