Automotive Acronyms Guide
ADAS, ACC, AV etc:
many acronyms, but what do they mean?
Here is the guide updated to Version 1.1
ABS - Anti-lock Braking System
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control
AD - Autonomous Driving
ADAS - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
ADS - Automated Driving System
AEB – Autonomous Emergency Braking
AFLS – Adaptive Front Light System
AHBC – Adaptive High Beam Control
AI - Artificial Intelligence
ALC – Adaptive Light Control
AMR - Autonomous Mobile Robot
APS – Automatic Parking System
AR - Augmented Reality
AV - Autonomous Vehicle
BA - Braking Assistance
BCW - Back Collision Warning
BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle
BOP – Brake Over Protection
BSD – Blind Sport Detection
C-V2X - Cellular - Vehicle-to-Everything
CaaS - Car-as-a-Service
CAS – Collision Avoidance System
CASE - Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric
CAV - Connected and Autonomous Vehicle
CDW – Collision Detection Warning
CIB – Collision Imminent Braking
CMS – Camera Monitor System
CTA – Cross Traffic Alert
DMS – Driver Monitoring System
DMV - Department of Motor Vehicles
EBA - Emergency Brake Assist
EBD - Electronic Brakeforce Distribution system
ECU - Electronic Control Units
ELK - Emergency Lane Keeping Assist
Euro NCAP - European New Car Assessment Programme
ESC - Electronic Stability Control
eVTOL - Electric Vertical take-off and landing
EVWS – Electric Vehicle Warning Sound
EV - Electric Vehicle
FCW - Forward Collision Warning
FSD - Full Self-Driving
GPS - Global Positioning System
HDC – Hill Descent Control
HMI - Human-Machine interface
HUD - Head-Up Display
ICE - Internal Combustion Engine
ID - Intelligent Design
IIHS - Institute for Highway Safety
IoT - Internet of Things
IoV - Internet of Vehicles
IPAS – Intelligent Parking Assist System
ISA - Intelligent Speed Adaptation
ITS - Intelligent Transportation System
LCA – Lane Change Assist
LCA - Lane Centering Assist
LD – Lane Detection
LDW - Lane Departure Warning
LiDAR - Light Detection And Ranging
LKA - Lane Keeping Assist
LKS - Lane Keeping System
MaaS - Mobility-as-a-Service
MEB - Modular electric drive matrix (Modulare Elektrifizierungsbaukasten)
MHEV - Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle
NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NVA – Night View Assist
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OSD – Optical Surface Dirt
OTA - Over-The-Air
PAEB – Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking
PDS – Pedestrian Detection System
PEV - Personal Electric Vehicle
PHEV - Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
PLD – Parking Line Detection
PSDM – Parking Slot Marking Detection
RCTA – Rear Cross Traffic Alert
RDA- Road-Departure Assist
RVC – Rear View Camera
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
SUV - Sport Utility Vehicle
SVC – Surround View Camera
TCS - Traction Control System
TJA – Traffic Jam Assist
TSR - Traffic Sign Recognition
UAM - Urban Air Mobility
UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ULEZ - Ultra Low Emission Zone
V2G - Vehicle-to-Grid
V2I - Vehicle to Infrastructure
V2L - Vehicle To Load
V2N - Vehicle to Network
V2P - Vehicle to pedestrians
V2V - Vehicle-to-Vehicle
V2X - Vehicle-to-Everything
WLTP - Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test
