Kia Sorento Eliminates Driver Blind Spots with New Digital Display

Kia has revealed details of the cutting-edge Blind-Spot View Monitor technology
included with the all-new Kia Sorento SUV. This second pair of eyes for
drivers is designed to enhance safety for Sorento occupants and other road users by eliminating a driver’s left- and right-side blind spots.

The Sorento is the first Kia vehicle in Europe to offer this advanced driving
assistance feature, one of a range of functions enabled by the car’s new fully-digital Supervision 12.3-inch instrument cluster.

Blind View Monitor enhances drivers’ vision either side of the car when driving on
the road, and is linked with the car’s turn signal.

It displays a high-resolution video feed on the left or right side of the TFT-LCD instrument cluster if the driver indicates to change lane with another vehicle hidden in their blind spot. The video of the blind spot briefly takes the place of either the speedometer or
tachometer dial display or the hybrid system gauge in Sorento Hybrid models,
while still showing the driver the vehicle’s current speed.

The video feed comes from discreet wide-angle, high-resolution cameras, one hidden in each of the door mirror housings. These provide a wider viewing angle than the mirrors themselves to give drivers a clear view of the other vehicle.

A multi-function display between the dials displays turn-by-turn navigation instructions, audio information, and in-depth trip information, as well as vehicle diagnostics alerts, and pop-up notifications linked to the car’s various active safety and driver assist technologies.