AAA examined 34 vehicle brands for model year 2018 and found a confusing morass of terms for driver assistance systems.
One manufacturer’s “advanced blind spot monitoring” is another’s “lane change assistant.” Which should not be confused with “lane assist,” which, in another car, might be called “intelligent lane intervention.” One is a warning if someone is in the lane beside you; the other takes over your steering to keep you within the lines.
Consider collision mitigation or automatic emergency braking — a system that hits the brakes for you if you’re about to collide with something. There are 40 unique names for that kind of system, AAA found, including “City Safety,” “Smart Brake Support,” “Pedestrian Protection,” “BAS Plus with Cross-Traffic Assist” and “Forward Collision Warning & Autonomous Emergency Braking w/ Pedestrian Detection (Front Assist).”
Read the article at NPR.
