HELLA technology supports the brand new assistance function known as "Porsche WET mode" with its SHAKE sensor technology

If you ever drive on the motorway, you will surely have had this unpleasant experience: the moment when your car begins to glide on a wet road surface, when all of a sudden you are only a passenger and your car no longer reacts to steering commands. Welcome to the world of aquaplaning. So when the heavens open, it makes no difference whether a good or bad driver is caught in the downpour. When it comes to physics, we are all in the same boat - no pun intended! That is when it gets really wet on the road.

So for this reason, together with Porsche, we have taken the "wetness detection" function into series production, thus supporting the world premiere known as the "Porsche WET mode". This application has enabled the German car manufacturer to develop a new assistance function for its current Porsche 911, a function that is designed to make driving even safer.

This really works because the innovation is able to recognise distinct wetness on the road surface. It triggers a preventive measure to regulate the driving systems which then aim at more stable driving behaviour. In this way it is hoped to detect the gliding of a vehicle in wet conditions at an early stage and ideally to prevent any critical situations from arising.