Maranello's auto-braking system is designed to save supercars from splitter damage on curbs and road hazards
Ferrari patent outlines auto-braking to prevent splitter and body damage. The system detects objects relative to ride height, not just distance. It's still just a patent, so production use is not guaranteed. No matter how good one might be at understanding where their supercar is in space, they can't know everything. For example, how close a front splitter might be to a steep driveway or a speed bump. Ferrari 's latest patent application aims to fix that issue for its customers.
Then, if the object is too tall for the car to get over without scraping, it'll send an audible warning to the driver. If the person piloting the car keeps going, it'll put on the brakes itself. Interestingly, Ferrari isn’t relying on speed data from the car’s computers. Instead, the system measures distances between two points and uses math to calculate speed in real time.
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