GM Reveals Roadmap for Intelligent Vehicle Development
IVsource.net
28 March 2003

At a recent press event to kick-off their Advanced Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS) field test, GM offered this view into the company’s future technology development plans.

At the recent press event to kick-off their Advanced Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS) field test, Larry Burns, General Motors' Vice-President for Research & Development and Planning, offered this view into the company’s future technology development plans.

Systems now on (or very close to being on) the market, in time-sequenced order:

• Anti-lock Braking Systems

• Traction Control

• Semi-Active Suspension

• Integrated Chassis Control

• Adaptive Variable Effort Steering

• Near Obstacle Detection

• Vision Enhancement

Advanced technology "development stream," time-sequenced, expected to hit the market between now and 2010:

• Adaptive Cruise Control

• Forward Collision Warning

• Skid Warning

• Lane Sensing / Warning

• Driver Performance Monitoring

• Forward Collision Avoidance (Braking)

• Lane Keeping

• Road to Vehicle Communication

• Intersection Warning

• Vehicle-Vehicle Communication

• Collision Avoidance (Steering)

While these IV applications are well-known throughout the industry, it is nevertheless telling to see which ones the company is willing to publicly speak about as potential future products.

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