A key player in aftermarket ADAS V-tron is a leading company in aftermarket Advanced Driver Assistance (Automotive) Systems (ASAS). The modern home-working trend started well before the current COVID-19 crisis, and new vehicle registrations were already dropping. In 2019, around 80% of vehicles sold in the Netherlands were second-hand, with the average age of the Dutch passenger car being about 11 years. This means that most of the vehicles driving in the Netherlands are not equipped with OEM safety systems, which are becoming more and more popular, and even mandatory in new vehicles. V-tron’s mission is to equip these outdated vehicles with modern technologies to increase safety and comfort. The majority of European vehicles could use an update in terms of safety and communication systems. V-tron facilitates this by retrofitting cars with ADAS systems
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capable of warning the driver in case of a possible collisions and giving distance advice with regard to nearby vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists. Furthermore, the system provides a warning if the car exceeds the speed limit or changes lanes without using the indicators.
For the commercial market, V-tron sells the blind spot detection system, which will warn drivers of trucks or vans about Vulnerable Road Users in the vehicle’s blind spots and can greatly improve the overall safety, also in older trucks.
