The system is said to simply combine several existing technologies to accomplish the feat. Integrated GPS and a speed-camera database allow the car to determine when it is approaching a camera, while the automatic collision-avoidance braking can automatically kick in if the driver does not slow the car enough before arriving in range of the camera.
“It knows there is a speed camera there, it knows where the speed camera is and it will adopt the correct speed,” Hyundai spokesman Guido Schenken said at a Seoul launch event, as quoted by Drive.
The system is limited to stationary speed cameras, leaving some drivers to continue hoping for a system that reacts to radar or laser signals from police officers.
The technology is not expected to be available at launch time, and it is unclear if the feature will be country-specific due to different laws governing the implementation of automatic braking.
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