Today, being Sunday I hook up with some friends from Asia, Europe. My good friend in Indonesia told me that he came across few modders and they have successfully tapped into the THING in front of my rear-view mirror, attached to the windshield.
Basically, what I understood is in GT+Tech/iActiveSense packaged CX-5 there's already very high end optics installed. Its just a matter of tapping into the correct wires and attaching a recording/display device. Basically, the camera is used for triggering Lane Departure Warning and High-beam control.
http://www2.mazda.com/en/technology/safety/active_safety/ldws.html
http://www2.mazda.com/en/technology/safety/active_safety/hbc.html
Next, the modders were successful in modifying the rear vehicle monitoring (RVM) to also do forward vehicle monitoring by attaching in parallel 2 more sensors in the FRONT bumpers.
http://www2.mazda.com/en/technology/safety/active_safety/rvm.html
This I do find useful when trying to get out of a narrow driveway into incoming perpendicular traffic and there's 2 (say) SUVs on either side of the driveway and you can't really see left/right from your driver's seat. The front bumper is way out front and can detect traffic. I believe the latest Volvos have it.
Wondering - if this is indeed the case!!??
Basically, what I understood is in GT+Tech/iActiveSense packaged CX-5 there's already very high end optics installed. Its just a matter of tapping into the correct wires and attaching a recording/display device. Basically, the camera is used for triggering Lane Departure Warning and High-beam control.
http://www2.mazda.com/en/technology/safety/active_safety/ldws.html
http://www2.mazda.com/en/technology/safety/active_safety/hbc.html
Next, the modders were successful in modifying the rear vehicle monitoring (RVM) to also do forward vehicle monitoring by attaching in parallel 2 more sensors in the FRONT bumpers.
http://www2.mazda.com/en/technology/safety/active_safety/rvm.html
This I do find useful when trying to get out of a narrow driveway into incoming perpendicular traffic and there's 2 (say) SUVs on either side of the driveway and you can't really see left/right from your driver's seat. The front bumper is way out front and can detect traffic. I believe the latest Volvos have it.
Wondering - if this is indeed the case!!??
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