Have you ever come close to or actually hit another vehicle because you did not see them in your blind spot? Unless you haven't been behind the wheel of a car, the answer is most likely yes. In 2011 crash management group, Accident Exchange, published a study finding that 6% of all accidents that occurred on the road were due to blind spots. An even scarier figure was that research conducted on 50,000 accidents that took place between 2009 and 2011 showed a 48% rise in blind spot accidents during that time.
Being the leader in safety innovation on the road, Mercedes-Benz is trying to eliminate this problem with our feature Active Blind Spot Assist.
Active Blind Spot Assist will alert the driver to unseen vehicles in the next lane when traveling at speeds above 18 mph. When either of the two sensors in the rear bumper area detects a vehicle to either side, an indicator illuminates in the appropriate side mirror. Should the driver activate a turn signal while the Active Blind Spot Assist is sensing an adjacent vehicle, an audible warning will sound and red-triangle in side-view mirror will flash. If the driver disregards the alerts and begins to change lanes, the system can apply the brakes to to a single rear wheel to help guide the vehicle back to its lane.
Mercedes-Benz Active Blind Spot Assist allows the driver peace of mind knowing that their car is going above and beyond to protect them. It is just one of the many features that that makes Mercedes-Benz the ultimate driving machine.
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