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Assistware
Licenses SafeTRAC technology to Visteon
Visteon to promote Lane Departure Warning Technology to automotive manufacturers
Pittsburgh, PA – August 1st, 2002 – Assistware Technology announced today that it has completed a licensing agreement with Visteon, the world’s second-largest automotive supplier, for Assistware’s SafeTRAC lane departure warning system technology.
SafeTRAC utilizes a small camera to watch the road-ahead. It monitors the road ahead and determines if the driver is about to drift out of their lane. It can also detect if their driving performance is becoming erratic and instructs them to get rest. The system provides an effective countermeasure against road departure crashes, most of which occur due to driver drowsiness or distraction.
“We are very pleased to be teaming with Visteon and feel this validates our belief that lane departure warning systems will be a mainstream technology in the near future,” said Dr. Dean Pomerleau, founder and CEO of Assistware. “Visteon provides us with a viable means to penetrate the new car market through their expansive sales and marketing network.
The current version of SafeTRAC represents seven years and several million dollars of product development. To date, over 150 units have been sold to numerous customers, including: U.S. and Canadian Departments of Transportion, Ford, GM, DaimlerChrysler, Volvo, Suzuki, and Nissan. SafeTRAC units are also being used and evaluated as part of a 36-truck fleet in the ongoing Mack Trucks Intelligent Vehicle Initiative field operational test, and several units are also installed in trucks in the Netherlands for a similar test there sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Transport.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About Assistware Technology
Assistware is dedicated to improving highway safety through a suite of driver assistance aids. Introduced in 1999, SafeTRAC was the industry’s first commercially available Lane Departure Warning System. Today, SafeTRAC can be found on commercial truck and passenger vehicles worldwide. Assistware is committed to making the nation’s highways a safer place and will continue to introduce new products to support that goal.
For more information, visit: www.assistware.com or contact Mike Formica at 724-449-7235.
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