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Page 1 of 2 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.
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.
The thermal imaging camera covers a range of up to 300 metres or almost 1,000
feet ahead of the car. BMW Night Vision therefore offers the customer particular
benefits when driving over land, down narrow lanes, through gateways leading into
courtyards, and into dark underground garages, significantly enhancing driving
safety at night.
With High-Beam Assist, introduced in autumn 2005 in the 5, 6, and 7 Series, which
switches the high beam on and off automatically after activation via the stalk
on the steering column, and BMW Night Vision, BMW is making yet a further contribution
to the enhancement of traffic safety by means of innovations in technology. Both
systems assist the driver in the dark, that is in a situation which requires a
particularly high level of concentration. In this way BMW Night Vision and the
High-Beam Assist also offer a considerable improvement of motoring comfort.
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