BMW Night Vision available in the 5 and 6 Series as of March Source: BMW Group BMW only manufacturer to offer this innovative driver assistance system in a
total of five model series. BMW Night Vision, the innovative driver assistance
system introduced in the 7 Series in autumn 2005, is available from March 2006
also in the 5 Series Saloon, 5 Series Touring, 6 Series Coupé, and 6 Series
Convertible. BMW thus offers this technology for extra safety at night not just
in the top-of-the-range model, but also - as the only manufacturer - in a total
of five model series, in this way making BMW Night Vision available to a large
group of customers.
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Infra-red technology incorporating a thermal imaging camera for extra safety in
the dark. Driver support and active partner protection in one.
BMW Night Vision provides a new dimension of optical perception when driving at
night. A thermal imaging camera detects human beings, animals and objects in front
of the car before they become visible to the human eye in the headlights. The
image generated by the system is transmitted to the central Control Display within
the car presenting objects detected with increasing brightness as a function of
the heat detected by the camera - and therefore making human beings and animals
particularly conspicuous. |
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