OREANDA-NEWS. Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant will equip a test sample of the Patriot SUV with a modified driver assistance system (ADAS Vision). It is expected that by the end of the year the system will receive the function of monitoring the "blind" zones, and will also learn how to search independently for a free parking space using ultrasonic safety parking sensors. When such functions can find a serial application, it is not yet known.

Recall, UAZ for the first time introduced a new system of assistance ADAS Vision in 2015. The technology includes a round-the-world video camera (SurroundView) and ultrasonic safety parking sensors. Features of the system are also the use of the ADAS-camera with the functions of warning about the involuntary change of lane (LDW - LineDepartureWarning) and the definition of obstacles ahead of the car (FCW - ForwardCollisionWarning).

In the future, within the framework of the development of the ADAS system in the UAZ Patriot platform, it is planned to use a four-channel video recorder, as well as to realize the function of recognizing road signs, automatic switching of far and passing lights and dynamic parking lines.
Meanwhile, some details became known about the updated SUV "Patriot" of 2017 model year. Recall, the last generation of the model was released in October of 2016.

Then the model lost its second fuel tank, received airbags and improved interior design. Now, the appearance of a modernized gasoline atmospheric engine ZMZ-409 is expected. The engine will increase the output from the current 135hp to an estimated 150 hp. A more powerful powerplant will require an improvement in the braking system: the rear drums must be occupied by the disc.