19.05.2020
Press release
A life-saving technology
Tim Wieland
Motorcacly stability control MSC by Bosch
Testing ESP® on the Schwieberdingen test route in 1984
Testing ABS and TCS on the Schwieberdingen test route in 1992
Bosch airbag control system, 1980
eBike with ABS by Bosch
Bosch windscreen wiper and searchlight, 1926
Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor
Bosch’s new Virtual Visor greatly improves driver safety and comfort
Bosch's Virtual Visor
Bosch's Virtual Visor
Bosch's Virtual Visor
How Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor
Bosch's Virtual Visor
How Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor
Motorcacly stability control MSC by Bosch
MSC motorcycle stability control is a type of ESP for motorcycles. By monitoring two-wheeler parameters such as lean angle, the system can instantaneously adjust its electronic braking and acceleration interventions to suit the current riding status.
Testing ESP® on the Schwieberdingen test route in 1984
Especially when roads are wet or icy, when evading unexpected obstacles such as animals on the road, and also when driving into a bend too fast, the electronic stability program intervenes. Initially ESP® was called FDR (vehicle dynamics control system).
Testing ABS and TCS on the Schwieberdingen test route in 1992
. If the wheels lock up, ABS reduces brake pressure then increases it again – up to 40 times a second. This keeps braking distances short, even on slippery surfaces, and the vehicle remains steerable. The TCS traction control system prevents the driven wheels from spinning. The electronic control unit reduces the speed of the spinning wheels until they recover their grip.
Bosch airbag control system, 1980
In 1980, Bosch was the first European company to manufacture electronic triggering units for passive safety systems. This set the standard in road safety.
eBike with ABS by Bosch
The Bosch eBike ABS prevents the front wheel from locking up and the rear wheel from lifting off the ground.
Bosch windscreen wiper and searchlight, 1926
Comprising an electric motor that drove a rubber-coated arm via a worm screw and gear, the Bosch electric windshield wiper finally gave drivers a clear view of the road ahead.
Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor
Bosch is offering a solution with the revolutionary Virtual Visor, a transparent LCD and intuitive camera, which replaces the traditional vehicle sun visor completely. As the first reimagined visor in nearly a century, Bosch’s technology utilizes intelligent algorithms to intuitively block the sun’s glare and not the view of the road ahead.
Bosch’s new Virtual Visor greatly improves driver safety and comfort
Virtual Visor links an LCD panel with a driver or occupant-monitoring camera to track the sun’s casted shadow on the driver’s face. The system uses artificial intelligence to locate the driver within the image from the driver-facing camera. It also utilizes AI to determine the landmarks on the face ‒ including where the eyes, nose and mouth are located ‒ so that it can identify shadows on the face. The algorithm analyzes the driver’s view, darkening only the section of the display through which light hits the driver’s eyes. The rest of the display remains transparent, no longer obscuring a large section of the driver’s field of vision.
Bosch's Virtual Visor
Virtual Visor features a single, transparent LCD panel, a driver-facing camera with AI facial detection and analysis and tracking software.
Bosch's Virtual Visor
Virtual Visor features a single, transparent LCD panel, a driver-facing camera with AI facial detection and analysis and tracking software.
Bosch's Virtual Visor
Virtual Visor features a single, transparent LCD panel, a driver-facing camera with AI facial detection and analysis and tracking software.
How Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor
The traditional sun visor blocks some of the sun from the drivers eyes but along with it, some of your view is blocked as well. The new Virtual Visor from Bosch addresses this problem and offers an innovate solution.
Bosch's Virtual Visor
Virtual Visor features a single, transparent LCD panel, a driver-facing camera with AI facial detection and analysis and tracking software.
How Bosch engineers are innovating the 95-year-old sun visor
The traditional sun visor blocks some of the sun from the drivers eyes but along with it, some of your view is blocked as well. The new Virtual Visor from Bosch addresses this problem and offers an innovate solution.
Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. In 2015, its sales came to 41.7 billion euros, or 59 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector combines the group's expertise in three mobility domains – automation, electrification, and connectivity – and offers its customers integrated mobility solutions. Its main areas of activity are injection technology and powertrain peripherals for internal-combustion engines, diverse solutions for powertrain electrification, vehicle safety systems, driver-assistance and automated functions, technology for user-friendly infotainment as well as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, repair-shop concepts, and technology and services for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch is synonymous with important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.
