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11-11-2004, 08:38 PM
Toyota has previewed the world’s first system designed to prevent road traffic accidents using lasers to detect pedestrians, other vehicles and traffic obstructions.
The accident prevention system was demonstrated at the eleventh annual World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Japan in October.
Toyota provided a glimpse of motoring in the future, with intelligent cars that can predict an accident situation and take measures to prevent it even before a driver can see the danger.
The Toyota system under development includes audible warnings for the driver, but can also take over the car’s braking to prevent or reduce the severity of an impact.
Using radar and an image sensor to detect other vehicles and objects on the road ahead, the system alerts the driver if the possibility of a collision exists.
If the driver does not respond quickly enough, the car’s brakes can be automatically applied thanks to by-wire braking technology.
The system also has the ability to “see around corners”, using next-generation internet communication technologies.
At an intersection, roadside sensors detect both approaching vehicles and pedestrians on crossings and relay this information to the vehicles to avoid collision.
On a blind corner or inside a tunnel, these roadside sensors inform vehicles about stopped vehicles and fallen objects, allowing active driver-assist functions to go into action.
Toyota is playing a leading role in the development of ITS technologies and is promoting their wider acceptance and global standardisation.
The honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, Soichiro Toyoda, helped open the World Congress in Nagoya as chairman of the organising committee. Mr Toyoda is also the president of ITS Japan.
Mr Toyoda said that a new era in ITS technology is approaching.
Toyota is developing advanced driving support systems, integrating vehicles with telecommunications systems and developing systems in which information is passed to the vehicle from roadside infrastructure.
The company believes that these advances in ITS will eliminate traffic accidents, traffic congestion and environmental impact, and help to cope with aging societies.
“Preventing accidents and the damage they cause is a major part of the Toyota view for a sustainable motoring future,” said Toyota Australia’s divisional general manager, marketing, Scott Grant.
“Electronic driver assist systems are developing rapidly and becoming more intelligent, but there is still a long way to go before they become a regular part of our daily driving lives.
“However, the technology that drives these long-term developments is beginning to filter down into production cars in the form of features such as pre-crash seatbelt tensioning, parking assist, lane-keeping assist and active cruise control.
“Toyota is at the forefront of these exciting new developments as we work toward creating safer and more comfortable motoring well into the future.”
The ITS World Congress attracted displays from almost 250 organisations and was attended by 50,000 delegates and visitors, despite being shut down for one day by Typhoon 23.
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The accident prevention system was demonstrated at the eleventh annual World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Japan in October.
Toyota provided a glimpse of motoring in the future, with intelligent cars that can predict an accident situation and take measures to prevent it even before a driver can see the danger.
The Toyota system under development includes audible warnings for the driver, but can also take over the car’s braking to prevent or reduce the severity of an impact.
Using radar and an image sensor to detect other vehicles and objects on the road ahead, the system alerts the driver if the possibility of a collision exists.
If the driver does not respond quickly enough, the car’s brakes can be automatically applied thanks to by-wire braking technology.
The system also has the ability to “see around corners”, using next-generation internet communication technologies.
At an intersection, roadside sensors detect both approaching vehicles and pedestrians on crossings and relay this information to the vehicles to avoid collision.
On a blind corner or inside a tunnel, these roadside sensors inform vehicles about stopped vehicles and fallen objects, allowing active driver-assist functions to go into action.
Toyota is playing a leading role in the development of ITS technologies and is promoting their wider acceptance and global standardisation.
The honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, Soichiro Toyoda, helped open the World Congress in Nagoya as chairman of the organising committee. Mr Toyoda is also the president of ITS Japan.
Mr Toyoda said that a new era in ITS technology is approaching.
Toyota is developing advanced driving support systems, integrating vehicles with telecommunications systems and developing systems in which information is passed to the vehicle from roadside infrastructure.
The company believes that these advances in ITS will eliminate traffic accidents, traffic congestion and environmental impact, and help to cope with aging societies.
“Preventing accidents and the damage they cause is a major part of the Toyota view for a sustainable motoring future,” said Toyota Australia’s divisional general manager, marketing, Scott Grant.
“Electronic driver assist systems are developing rapidly and becoming more intelligent, but there is still a long way to go before they become a regular part of our daily driving lives.
“However, the technology that drives these long-term developments is beginning to filter down into production cars in the form of features such as pre-crash seatbelt tensioning, parking assist, lane-keeping assist and active cruise control.
“Toyota is at the forefront of these exciting new developments as we work toward creating safer and more comfortable motoring well into the future.”
The ITS World Congress attracted displays from almost 250 organisations and was attended by 50,000 delegates and visitors, despite being shut down for one day by Typhoon 23.
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