This Intelligence Set includes the latest edition of the driver assistance report, plus manufacturer profiles for Aisin Seiki, Bosch, Continental Teves, Delphi, Hella, TRW, and Visteon.

Research has shown that driver error is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. Almost one in five accidents with physical injuries can be attributed either to inappropriate speed (16%) or to insufficient stopping distance (12%). Inattentiveness behind the wheel or inadequate stopping distance contributes to this.

Electronic driver assistance systems are increasingly being incorporated in cars across the board, from luxury vehicles to small city cars. Many of these systems are being fitted as standard equipment. The impact of these technologies is helping to avoid accidents and take the stress and strain out of driving.

Driver assistance technologies are evolving rapidly. Executives at Continental report that demand for their products is very promising at the moment. They told just-auto: “It can be expected that the current applications, such as lane departure warning, speed limit monitoring, and intelligent headlamp control and object detection will settle down over the next years and migrate to a variety of vehicles. Of course, on the horizon we see innovations such as pedestrian recognition as a logical evolution of the camera technology today."

At 3,000 words longer than our last edition, with fully updated market data and six lengthy interviews with key suppliers, this report provides excellent value for money and an overview of the very latest technologies in this rapidly growing sector.

In this fifth-edition, just-auto reviews the key market drivers for driver assistance systems, and updates the market analysis. Following our market overview in Chapter 1 Introduction, just-auto’s product fitment forecasts in Chapter 2 The Market, predict in some detail how the driver assistance market will evolve mainly in Europe and Japan from 2006 through to 2017.

Data includes volume and market value for adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning systems, and parking assistance systems.

This chapter provides interviews with Continental, Denso, TRW, plus two major suppliers of digital map data and content, namely Navteq and Tele Atlas.

Chapter 3 Technical review
In this chapter, we consider adaptive cruise control, blind spot detection systems, lane departure warning systems, speed limit monitoring systems, parking assistance systems, night vision systems, and intelligent lighting. Vehicles equipped with these driver assistance system features could detect potential accident situations, provide warnings or automatically engage a vehicle’s brakes to maintain a pre-set distance between vehicles.

Finally, we predict how driver assistance may develop in tomorrow's car. An interview with SMR Automotive Services (previously Visiocorp) concludes the report.

A typical profile contains the following:

Chapter 1: Company dossier - a brief outline of business activity, stock symbol, key executives, financial statistics, customers, and an outlook.
Chapter 2: Worldwide locations - gives the production locations and number of employees.
Chapter 3: Financial Analysis - sales figures, profit, investments, cash flow, depreciation, research and development, and number of employees.
Chapter 4: Competitor analysis - identifies rivals and illustrates market share
Chapter 5: Key events in the company's history
Chapter 6: Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT).
Chapter 7: Customers - locations of customers are given
Chapter 8: Products - details brands and product ranges
Chapter 9: Product development - recent innovations and product launches.
Chapter 10: Prospects

Preface
Research methodology
Report coverage
The author

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The market
Market trends
Market players
Bosch
Continental
Q&A with Continental
Delphi
Denso
Q&A with Denso
Hella
TRW Automotive
Q&A with TRW
Visteon
Other suppliers
Q&A with Navteq Europe BV
Q&A with Tele Atlas
Market forecasts
Adaptive cruise control
Lane departure warning systems
Parking assistance systems

Chapter 3 Technical review
Defining the elements
Adaptive cruise control
Blind spot detection systems
Lane departure warning systems
Speed limit monitoring systems
Parking assistance
Night vision systems
Lighting
Tomorrow's car
Q&A with SMR

List of figures
Figure 1: Denso's millimetre-wave radar sensor
Figure 2: Denso's vision sensor
Figure 3: TRW's lane departure warning system
Figure 4: Navteq ADAS concept

List of tables
Table 1: Adaptive cruise control sales volumes in Europe and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 ('000 units)
Table 2: Adaptive cruise control market value in Europe and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 (EUR m)
Table 3: Lane departure warning system sales volumes in Europe and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 ('000 units)
Table 4: Lane departure warning system market value in Europe and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 (EUR m)
Table 5: Parking assistance system sales volumes in Europe, North America and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 ('000 units)
Table 6: Parking assistance system market value in Europe, North America and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 (EUR m)
Table 7: Market value of driver assistance systems in Europe and Japan for passenger cars, 2006-2017 (EUR m)