Road sign recognition

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Marketing designation: Speed Limit Information

Road sign recognition displays current top speed limitations on the instrument cluster as well as the Head-Up Display. Road sign recognition therefore provides the driver with an aid to prevent excessive speeds. Responsibility for the vehicle and driven speed lies exclusively with the driver. The display of top speed limitations is based upon the following evaluations:

Data from navigation system
Image data from the video camera

The KAFAS control unit uses data on top speed limitations if they are stored in the navigation data for the road currently being driven. In parallel to this, the video data from the video camera are also evaluated in the KAFAS control unit. The image data are read in by the KAFAS control unit and evaluated for speed limit and end of speed limit traffic signs. If the video camera identifies signed, local, temporary top speed limitations, these are displayed with priority over the navigation data. In the case of covered or non-identifiable signs for ending top speed limitations, the displays are cancelled in accordance with a specified time and route parameters.