Subaru’s EyeSight System Self Driving Cars Getting Closer

While driving back from a family holiday in Cornwall this summer, (on the hottest day of the year) the traffic was really bad and instead of a four hour drive that it had taken while driving down at the start of the week, it took over eight hours to get home. The subject of cars that could drive themselves came up.

I would love to be able to jump in my car enter an address and then tell the car to get me there. I would then be able to curl up and go to sleep or maybe do some work, or if travelling with kids, keep them entertained avoiding the famous ” dad are we there yet” or the ” dad I’m bored, how long” questions.

Although these cars seem as far off as the hover boards of back to the future, (I am expecting them to come out when I hit sixty, how many pensioners wont be able to resist having waited a lifetime) Subaru’s EyeSight System brings self driving cars a step closer.

Subaru EyeSight™ Explained

Two Canon cameras are mounted next to the interior rearview mirror these are constantly monitor traffic and then react to conditions before the driver does. EyeSight sees the potential risks and problems and then takes action to avoid the trouble. EyeSight also sounds an alert and flash a visual warning when there is a danger of a collision. Brakes will automatically be applied if the driver doesn’t. As well as helping with collision avoidance eyesight can also help to make better, safer use of cruise control and warn drivers if they are swaying outside their lane.

Looks like it wont be long till I can sleep while the car drives , lets just hope that by the time this happen, they have been able to sort out sat navs to work a lot better. Available on: 2013 Legacy and Outback Limited models only. View more about Subaru’s safety systems http://www.subaru.com/engineering/safety.html