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Mobileye implements collision avoidance technology New York City for-hire vehicles

Advanced driver assistance systems supplier Mobileye, in partnership with Atlas Financial Holdings has completed the installation of collision avoidance technology across 4,500 for-hire vehicles in New York City. The rideshare vehicles, such as those available through popular apps including Uber and Lyft, will feature Mobileye's technology enabled by a high resolution vision sensor that analyses potential dangerous scenarios in real time, alerting drivers to impending collisions and giving them enough ti
February 21, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Advanced driver assistance systems supplier 4279 Mobileye, in partnership with Atlas Financial Holdings has completed the installation of collision avoidance technology across 4,500 for-hire vehicles in New York City.

The rideshare vehicles, such as those available through popular apps including Uber and Lyft, will feature Mobileye's technology enabled by a high resolution vision sensor that analyses potential dangerous scenarios in real time, alerting drivers to impending collisions and giving them enough time to react.

The Mobileye system integrates Pointer Telocation, a developer and operator of fleet and mobile resource management solutions, allowing vehicle and fleet owners the opportunity to review the driving behaviour of its operators.

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