Glossary | Level Five Supplies

5 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

5G

Fifth-generation mobile networks, an umbrella terms for upcoming telecommunications standards expected to deliver 10 Gbps and ultra-low latency. Likely to enable more fluid over-the-air updates, vehicle to vehicle (V2V, vehicle...

ACC

Adaptive Cruise Control automatically adapts the vehicle speed to maintain safe distance from the vehicle in front. ACC can accelerate and brake a car autonomously. With the help of a...

ACES

Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared vehicle – the ideal future vehicle with a high level of use and therefore resource efficiency.

Adaptive Front Lighting System

Terrain or contour following light control detects changes in the pitch orientation of the car and steering position to direct lights towards the road surface, up or down inclines, as...

Adaptive Light Control

Adaptive Light Control detects oncoming traffic and vehicles in front, automatically adjusting the headlamp beam high and low. More advanced systems may also detect poor weather to trigger front or...

ADAS

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are a variety of technologies combined to improve the safety of a vehicle in its environment, as well as its occupants. Some systems have manual...

ADASIS

Consortium of companies aiming to develop open standards around enhancing ADAS systems with data from navigation systems.

AEB

Automatic Emergency Braking monitors the proximity of vehicles in front, detecting potential collisions towards the front. Braking is automatically applied to avoid or reduce the collision effects. If a radar...

Aftermarket

Equipment that is installed or brought in after purchase of the vehicle. Aftermarket modifications do not involve the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), as contrasted with retrofits which are done with the involvement...

Android Auto

Android Auto is a mobile app developed by Google to mirror features from an Android device (e.g., smartphone) to a car’s compatible in-dash information and entertainment head unit or to...