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collision avoidance system

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(1) See adaptive cruise control.

(2) A passenger car system that detects objects on the road that the driver may not be able to see. Using radar or infrared sensors, distant objects, such as a deer crossing the road at night or in a fog, are projected onto the windshield. See heads-up display.
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Officials said the collision avoidance system possesses applications for both military and commercial aircraft.
Technology helps prevent mid-air mishaps by Williams, Robert H. / National Defense
Two F-16 fighters flew a variety of potential collision courses to see if the Automatic Air Collision Avoidance System, or Auto
AVOIDING AIRCRAFT IN THE SKY GLOBAL TEAM TESTS SOFTWARE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
to pull its collision avoidance system out of about 200 commercial airliners around the world because of engineering defects.
Rockwell system gets wires crossed and cries wolf: FAA orders ... by Deady, Tim / Los Angeles Business Journal
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