Posted 3 months 12 days ago under:
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FordIn the latest phase of Euro NCAP safety tests the all-new Ford Kuga compact crossover has achieved the best combination of star ratings, placing the car at the top of the table in the Euro NCAP Small Off-road 4x4 group. Awarded the maximum five stars for Adult Occupant Protection, this rating is enhanced by four stars for Child Occupant Protection and three stars for Pedestrian Protection.
Posted 4 months 9 days ago under:
SafetyAstucia SolarLite, “smart” solar-powered road studs invented in the UK are making a significant contribution to road safety around the world. A British designed “smart” road-stud is making a significant improvement to driving safety on roads around the world. It offers a significant boost in night-time or poor weather visibility compared with the traditional “cats-eye” road reflector, or lines painted down the side of roads.
Posted 4 months 15 days ago under:
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TechnologyIn 1978 Bosch made history when the first electronically-controlled antilock braking system, ABS, rolled off the production line. This groundbreaking technology was to become the basis for all modern brake regulating systems and Bosch systems based on ABS, such as the Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) and Traction Control System (TCS), have also successfully established themselves in the market. Today, around three quarters of all vehicles produced worldwide are fitted with ABS and other brake regulating systems.
Posted 4 months 16 days ago under:
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ToyotaThe FIA Institute and Toyota have combined technology and expertise to help improve safety in high speed racecar accidents. Toyota has been using a computer simulation system, called Total Human Model Safety (THUMS), to help it design safer production vehicles for several years. THUMS is a virtual representation of the human body that can provide Toyota engineers with precise data about the injuries real people might suffer in different kinds of vehicle accidents.
Posted 4 months 25 days ago under:
News,
SafetyAs the hay fever season sets in, approximately 24 million motorists (72 per cent) will be affected by distracting symptoms - including itchy and watery eyes, blocked or runny noses and frequent sneezing - when behind the wheel. The research commissioned by esure car insurance Esure estimated that in excess of 2 million UK motorists (7 per cent) have had an accident, near miss, or momentarily lost control of their car as a result of sneezing while driving. And it's not just those behind the wheel who need to be wary of hay fever symptoms, in-car passengers were found to contribute to more than an estimated 670,0003 accidents, with sudden sneezing distracting the driver.
Posted 4 months 26 days ago under:
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Technology,
FordAdvanced systems which alert the driver if a tyre is losing pressure while the car is in motion are providing Ford customers with safer motoring. Ford's sophisticated tyre pressure monitoring systems detect when a tyre is deflating, and trigger in-car warning systems that enable the driver to stop and check. Even regular tyres checks can fail to reveal if a tyre is damaged or already punctured. Ford's automated system is able to monitor the tyres at all times when the vehicle is in use and can help to draw the driver’s attention to a problem before it becomes a safety issue.
Posted 4 months 30 days ago under:
Safety,
Technology,
FordFord is actively addressing drivers' demands for increased visibility with the introduction of two new features, the Blind Spot Mirror and the Cross Traffic Alert with Blind-Spot Monitoring System, arriving in 2009.
Posted 5 months 8 days ago under:
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Technology,
VolvoThe start of series production of Continental's sensor system for the avoidance of rear-end collisions at city driving speeds represents an important milestone for the international automotive supplier's all-round ContiGuard(R) safety system. The sensor system monitors the road ahead of the vehicle and is networked with the braking system. It automatically applies the brakes if there is a risk of a rear-end collision and the driver either fails to react or if his reactions are too slow.
Posted 5 months 12 days ago under:
Safety,
VolvoVolvo Cars’ in-house developed technology for avoiding low-speed collisions – has been awarded the American “Traffic Safety Achievement Award” at this year’s World Traffic Safety Symposium in New York.
Posted 6 months 11 days ago under:
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Technology,
VolvoThatcham, the UK’s insurance organisation renowned for conducting research and development to promote safer cars, recently invited media, insurance companies and government agencies to a demonstration of three selected new technologies that can mitigate or prevent low-speed accidents. The one that made the greatest impression on all who attended was Volvo City Safety, which will be a standard feature on the new Volvo XC60.
