Hello friends, finally after much thought and reluctancy I decided to go ahead and install a Accident warning system called "Mobileye" here in Israel.I hesitated for a few days before ordering because I knew the system is connected to the onboard computer in the Yeti , and I didnt want anything to go wrong and void the guarantee from Skoda.I called the Skoda customer helpline in Tel Aviv and they gave me the O.K. to proceed . I ordered the system (developed here in Israel,by the way)and the day before yesterday a technician came to my house with a mobile lab and got working after assuring me he had fitted several advanced Skoda cars with the system, and knew exactly what he was doing.After installing the hardware he proceeded to connect the wiring and then uploaded software to the Yeti onboard computer from his laptop.To tell you the truth,I was a bit worried during the entire process...ha ha ha

After about an hour he was done,took me for a spin and explained how the system works.It works really well and is amazing! It will set of an alarm if one leaves ones lane unintentionally (meaning that for every intentional change of lane one MUST signal otherwise the alarm goes off)That is why the system must be connected to the onboard comp.Also,it will warn you if you are approaching a car in front of you at an unreasonable speed.It is supposed to work in all weather,day or night. Its good for me because I drive long distances,some at night and I am afraid I may doze off,if you know what I mean...The camera is supposed to be very responsive, refreshing at a rate of 15 frames per second with a built in processor.There is an additional bonus too,as the insurance companies here in Israel give an annual 100 GBP reduction on insurance rates for vehicles fitted with the system.

Do you have this system availiable in the UK? I highly reccomend it.By the way,it cost me about 400 GBP all inclusive:technician all the way to my home,VAT,3 year warranty and a free uninstall and installation to another car,should I need it.There is much debate here whether to make the system compulsory on all vehicles by law.

all the best my friends,feel good and love your Yetis..

So it cost you £400 to save £100 a year in insurance....... You are then also keeping the system and the car for more than 4 years?

Sounds interesting and if you regularly do long distance driving (and regularly feel sleepy doing so! ) ideal. Volvo has this sort of stuff as factory fit options. I've tried some of them in a new Volvo S60. Brilliant. Especially when it brakes itself to a stop. Can this system stop the car? The new VW Up and Å koda Citygo have this stopping system as an option would you believe! Yet no other Å koda has it (yet)!

900000 I had it installed solely for the safety of my family and myself.I stated the insurance reduction as an added bonus.

That doesn't seem to bad. Especially if you can have it installed into another car free of charge. So even if you keep this car for a couple of years then you can put it on your next car and carry on making your money back on the insurance saving.

Does it just give an audible warning then?

Phil

Yes it gives an audible alarm, with control over the pitch and the volume.A pinching device is in development for the next generation....ha ha ha

Without trying to sound too critical but wouldn't better driver training be more beneficial?

Surely if you are tired you should take a break rather than rely on 'a box of tricks' to keep you alert??

gizmo,like 900000 implemented,the technology is being used

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By Volvo,BMW,and others in their top models. It is NOT only to keep you awake as you think.

I am not promoting it,just telling you I had it installed.If you want to know more google mobileye

Edited 9 February, 201214 yr by oriki

Hello, I've just sent you a PM asking about your installation.

Could you please post some pics of how it looks?

What are your experiences after this months using it?

Thanks!!

I'm with Gizmo on this.

Another example of using technology to circumvent good human response and training.

Not for me.

It's a safety system, doesn't mean I wanna take a siesta on the passengers backseat...

Anything that can save your life deserve consideration, even if you're the best driver ever. I'm an airline pilot, so you would feel better knowing that I think I'm so good flying that I do not activate or use all the security measures I can? If all the cars had this kind of systems, obviously there would be too much less accidents.

True, but if all drivers were trained better that would have the same effect......

wooden spoon put back in draw

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What about if all the better trained drivers would also get the most advanced security systems?? Anyway, in a perfect drive the system would not activate, so what's the problem with it? It's for the "just in case" possibility.

Well we could go on like this forever..

Sounds interesting - but in the UK, this might actually increase insurance cost ... classed as a modification - much like winter tyres ...

Congrats on a successful mod (should this be in the Projects Forum though?). If I employed high-mileage drivers I'd probably consider fitting this to work cars as a safety benefit (as well as giving them driver training!). I suspect this might be like ESP, seatbelts and airbags - will be considered essential or mandated in the next decade or so.

Heck, I would not be surprised if a future version does not "dial home" to your insurer on your driving behavior (good or bad)! We already have black boxes for "new drivers" to limit their insurance costs...

Edited 3 October, 201213 yr by Totally Square

Iv'e got one of these systems, came free and moves with me from car to car, called EyesnEars. The Eyes bit needs updating occasionally but so far working well. No problem with insurance until the host gets too old and worn out.