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Beginning on March 11, 2008, Mazda will start public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle Mazda ASV-4 in the Hiroshima
- Feds Want More Electronic Nannies To Become Standard In Our Cars
On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board urged the U.S. government to make advanced safety technologies mandatory for all new vehicles in order to reduce road accidents. The NTSB wants rear-end collision warning, lane departure warning,...
- Eu Trying Out New Cameras That Can Catch Up To Five Different Offences From The Same Motorist
A new and advanced speed camera capable of recording up to five different offenses at a time from the same motorist, may soon find its way on European roads. Besides speeding, the ASSET (Advanced Safety and Driver Support for Essential Road Transport)...
- Volvo’s Future Road Safety Technologies
Swedish carmaker Volvo is showcasing a new generation of protective safety systems that promise to help improve road safety. The systems that Volvo’s engineers are currently developing are the Collision Warning with Auto Brake for pedestrians,...
- Nissan Shows Off Concept Car Featuring Anti Drink-driving Technology
Nissan presented a new concept car equipped with various systems that not only detect and warn drivers about their state of sobriety, but they also take matters into their hands immobilizing the vehicle. The systems incorporated in Nissan’s concept...
- Nissan Proceeds In Real-life Tests Of Synchronized Communication Between Vehicles And Traffic Light Signals
Basically this system allows synchronized communication between vehicles and traffic light signals to help reduce accidents and ease traffic congestion. Nissan has been developing the intelligent transportation system (ITS) since October 2006 but now...
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Mazda to Start Road Trials of the ASV-4 Advanced Safety Vehicle
Beginning on March 11, 2008, Mazda will start public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle Mazda ASV-4 in the The ASV project began in 1991 and this is the fourth phase of the project. Mazda’s test results from Phase One to Phase Three have resulted in the development of various advanced safety technologies like the rear vehicle monitoring system that detects vehicles approaching from behind at highway speeds and Mazda’s Precrash Safety System, which uses milliwave radar to monitor for oncoming obstacles, then alerts the driver and automatically applies the brakes if necessary.
- Feds Want More Electronic Nannies To Become Standard In Our Cars
On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board urged the U.S. government to make advanced safety technologies mandatory for all new vehicles in order to reduce road accidents. The NTSB wants rear-end collision warning, lane departure warning,...
- Eu Trying Out New Cameras That Can Catch Up To Five Different Offences From The Same Motorist
A new and advanced speed camera capable of recording up to five different offenses at a time from the same motorist, may soon find its way on European roads. Besides speeding, the ASSET (Advanced Safety and Driver Support for Essential Road Transport)...
- Volvo’s Future Road Safety Technologies
Swedish carmaker Volvo is showcasing a new generation of protective safety systems that promise to help improve road safety. The systems that Volvo’s engineers are currently developing are the Collision Warning with Auto Brake for pedestrians,...
- Nissan Shows Off Concept Car Featuring Anti Drink-driving Technology
Nissan presented a new concept car equipped with various systems that not only detect and warn drivers about their state of sobriety, but they also take matters into their hands immobilizing the vehicle. The systems incorporated in Nissan’s concept...
- Nissan Proceeds In Real-life Tests Of Synchronized Communication Between Vehicles And Traffic Light Signals
Basically this system allows synchronized communication between vehicles and traffic light signals to help reduce accidents and ease traffic congestion. Nissan has been developing the intelligent transportation system (ITS) since October 2006 but now...