Mercedes-Benz has also developed a Lane Keeping
Assistant System. Unlike the tradition systems that only focus
on the outside of a car such as the road line, Mercedes-Benz’s
system assesses the driver’s actions together at the same time.
The system can ascertain reliably whether the car has left its
lane intentionally or unintentionally. The image-processing
system will send data to an electronic control unit, where it
determines the position of the car. The system warns the
driver in a timely manner and prompts them to counter-steer
by activating an electric motor, this makes the steering wheel
vibrate with a series of short vibrations when it determines
that the car is leaving its lane unintentionally. Moreover, the
system will not activate a warning if the car leaves its lane
intentionally, for example if the driver accelerates before
overtaking or leaves the lane or moves back into the original
lane after overtaking. In addition, if the driver uses turning
indicators before leaving the lane no action is taken [10].