Problem:
Accidents caused by vehicles backing out are a major problem with today vehicles due to increased traffic, crowded parking lots, and larger SUVs which block other vehicle's views, and themselves have viewing angles. Even cameras don't help to see cars or pedestrians approaching from the side.
Solution:
The ScopeOut® vehicle safety system enables drivers to see a wide angle view of traffic and pedestrians approaching the area behind the vehicle from the sides, before backing out of parking spaces—particularly important when parked next to large vehicles or other obstructions. The ScopeOut also provides a view into a vehicle's blind spot for changing lanes. The ScopeOut® SUV and sedan versions were designed for simple installation and adjustability by the average user.
Scope of Work:
Product research, reverse engineering, mockups, prototypes industrial design, design for manufacturing, product engineering, materials research, product testing, quality inspection, and post-production manufacturing support.
Project Details:
Lowell Martinson, inventor of the ScopeOut system, approached Raytech with a concept for a set of mirrors that would mount on the trunk of a sedan. This provides the driver a side view of the lane behind the vehicle, eliminating the need to back up "blind".
Raytech provided conceptual designs for the sedan version, designed the product for manufacturing, and constructed a painted prototype which was tested on the inventor's vehicle. The design was refined by Raytech’s design and engineering staff. The same process was used for the SUV version.
The designs for the ScopeOut sedan and SUV versions were used to demonstrate and license the product to Sense Technologies.
In addition to the product development, Raytech provided packaging design and branding for the ScopeOut product line. Sense Technologies was so pleased with the packaging designs that they asked Raytech to co-brand their back-up alarm systems and provide the packaging design for those systems as well.
Raytech Corporation continues to work with Sense Technologies and Lowell Martinson on the ScopeOut and other product lines.