Bosch has created a new piece of technology which alerts drivers of other cars entering their ‘blind spot’ when they are about to change lane on the motorway.

The invention uses ultrasonic sensors to gauge when a car enters this zone as problems have arisen with vision of these areas due to the more aerodynamic shapes modern day cars are made in.

Named the Side View Assist, this new car part has been globally debuted in the new Citroen C4 and shows similarities with the Bosch parking aid and parking assistant device.

The technology registers objects three metres to the side and diagonally to the rear of the vehicle which means it covers the areas in the blind spot.

When a vehicle is detected the signal if first checked for plausibility by the system’s electronics before it then warns the driver either optically and then acoustically if the driver fails to react.

The sensors are attached to the sides of the vehicle on the front and back bumpers where the two rear-side sensors monitor the blind spot while the front sensors are used for plausibility checks.

The optical warning is shown with a light signal in the side mirror on the same side of which the object is being detected.

The system can work at speeds between 10 and 140kph so it is aimed to help drivers on urban roads and highways and on multi-lane roads where speed limits are in place.  While the system warns drivers of their current actions it does not intervene.

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