Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)

What does an active ADAS system do, unlike a passive one?

Question image: What does an active ADAS system do, unlike a passive one?
  • A Only lights up a warning on the dashboard
  • Intervenes by taking control to prevent the accident
  • C Plays an audible warning only
  • D Performs no action on the vehicle

Why this is the correct answer

Active systems take control when necessary to prevent an accident, such as automatic emergency braking or adaptive cruise control, whereas passive ones only warn.

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