Nissan has made a new program to assist decrease the probability of pedal misapplication. Called the Emergency Aid for Pedal Misapplication with Carpark Detection Function (catchy, huh?), the technology uses a version of the company's ingenious All around View keep track of to detect if the automobile is in a parking space. If so and there are sound object this kind of as other motor vehicles or walls close to by, the vehicle's cameras will instantly handle acceleration and use the brakes to prevent a collision if inappropriate throttle use is detected. Nissan showed a related and presumably related technologies last yr dubbed Acceleration Suppression For Pedal Misapplication, but the Elgrand figures to be the first production application of this unintended-acceleration-combating technology. At the moment, the technology is slated to debut on an updated version of the Nissan Elgrand minivan in Japan.
We wouldn't be amazed to see the method demonstrate up in other markets and on other members of the household soon, which includes the company's gadget- happy Infiniti line. Nissan says Emergency Aid for Pedal Misapplication is component of the company's Vision Zero aim, which aims to decrease site visitors deaths by countering threats at each stage of a prospective accident. For more information, scroll down to observe a video clip displaying Acceleration Suppression For Pedal Misapplication in action, and though you're there, verify out the press release.
Via: Nissan reveals camera-guided pedal misapplication prevention technology [w/video]
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