The SS Sedan is Chevrolet’s first and only vehicle to offer standard Automatic Parking Assist.
The technology uses sensors on the front and rear bumpers to detect the width and depth of parallel and reverse right-angle parking spaces to provide hands-free parking help.
“Even some of the most experienced drivers in the world loathe parallel parking,” said Scott Hollopeter, vehicle dynamics engineer for the SS. “Automatic Parking Assist is designed to help alleviate that anxiety in situations where more experience is required to park a vehicle.”
The system can detect obstacles, gauge the size of a parking space, assess distance to the curb and calculate optimum steering angles for each parking space. The driver, following instructions on the Driver Information Center, controls the accelerator and brake while the Automatic Parking Assist controls the steering. Signals sent from the sensors in the bumpers to the electric power steering rack allow the vehicle to steer itself into the space.
“Technologies that provide help in parking and even vehicles that can park themselves started, as most technologies do, on luxury cars but they have proliferated to more mainstream vehicles,” said Michelle Krebs, senior analyst for AutoTrader.com. “They have broad appeal from newly licensed young drivers to older drivers and are also are attractive to people who live in increasingly congested urban areas.”
For parallel parking, the driver pulls alongside a parking space until the vehicle’s rear bumper passes the rear wheel of the car parked in front of the open space. The driver then shifts into reverse and the car steers itself into the space. The backup camera provides a visual indication of how close the SS is to surrounding cars.
The reverse perpendicular parking process works in a similar way. The driver presses the Automatic Park Assist button twice and follows instructions in the Driver Information Center to safely park the vehicle.
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.9 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
Source: GM
GMT 00:13 2017 Thursday ,28 December
RTA starts trial run of region’s first hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicleGMT 12:18 2017 Saturday ,18 November
Brainstorming event in UAE to develop future of smart vehiclesGMT 17:19 2017 Monday ,08 May
China eyes 1m electric, hybrid cars in 2018GMT 19:21 2017 Tuesday ,02 May
Infiniti Q60 Coupe: Born to performGMT 05:26 2017 Friday ,24 March
China's Geely opens UK plant for electric London taxisGMT 07:44 2017 Friday ,10 March
Japan’s drone sector flying highGMT 07:39 2017 Friday ,10 March
Dubai to launch driverless flying cars by this summerGMT 00:19 2017 Saturday ,04 March
Montblanc reimagines wearable technologyMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor