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On many new vehicle models, drivers have little visibility with regard to their immediate surroundings. Side and rear windows are becoming increasingly small, while the exterior shape of vehicles is dictated by aerodynamics and pedestrian safety, meaning precise, secure maneuvering and parking are almost impossible. Valeo’s multi-camera system helps the driver by providing a view […]

Toyota Motor Corporation announces that it has developed a Pre-collision System (PCS) that uses automatic steering in addition to increased pre-collision braking force and automatic braking to help prevent collisions with pedestrians.  Toyota is committed to developing safety technologies that help eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries involving pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. The new

Visteon Corporation is addressing the challenge of driver distraction through a new cockpit concept that uses multiple cameras in the vehicle to keep a constant eye on both the driver and the road ahead. The new camera-enhanced cockpit concept from Visteon Electronics – designed with input from consumers – uses cameras to automatically enlarge certain

Global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation has developed smaller and more cost-effective laser radar, which is an active safety technology that will help avoid low-speed collisions. DENSO’s new laser radar is used as a sensor for the Smart Assist System* of the Daihatsu Move, a compact vehicle released in the Japanese market last December. “As automakers

Under the concept of “offering collision-free vehicles to more drivers,” Honda Motor Co., Ltd. developed the “City-Brake Active System,” an accident avoidance support system (Similar to Volvo Car system), and bundled it into the “Safety Package” with enhanced safety features that also includes vehicle occupant protection technology such as side airbags and side curtain airbags.