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PSA Peugeot Citroën is the biggest patent filer in France in 2012

The ranking issued by France’s National Intellectual Property Institute (INPI) has confirmed that once again PSA Peugeot Citroën is the country’s leading patent filer, with 1,348 patent applications published in France in 2012. Anticipation and innovation are the keys to meeting the expectations of our current and future customers. The new patents filed in 2012 […]

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Honda safety package featuring city-brake active system

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.

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An emergency braking system detecting cyclists developed by Volvo

Doug Speck, Senior Vice President Marketing, Sales and Customer Service at Volvo Car Group, literally rolled out another Volvo world first in automotive safety at a press conference at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. He introduced a new safety feature – a technology that detects and automatically brakes for cyclists swerving out in front of

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New seat belt type concept by TRW at Geneva Motor Show

TRW Automotive is revealing a new seat belt concept in collaboration with Rinspeed at the Geneva Motor Show. Instead of a seat belt buckle and tongue, the technology features a ‘webbing catcher‘ which enables semi-automatic buckling and unbuckling. The system is being introduced on the microMAX commuter vehicle concept designed to travel short distances in

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The Nissan safety shield on new Note

The Nissan Safety Shield runs using data captured by the single rear wide-view camera, the image taken by this crucial lens is all-important. The Note’s camera is trained on the Nissan’s Geneva motorshow stand as last minute preparations are carried out ahead of the official opening to the world’s press tomorrow. Ordinarily, the device provides

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