Road safety and security is very important in these days. Laws change continuously and major car manufacturers come with new systems. All these to reduce the number of accidents in the world. The cars that see, talk and save lives have became a reality lately. For a potential accident, a microchip can be as crucial for survival as the safety belt. The safety belt has been mandatory in most countries since 1960 and increased the safety of car passengers. Since then, the loss of lives in accidents diminished. In our days, the system of stability control (ESP) tends to become mandatory for all cars. It is estimated a decrease of 10,000 from the annual deaths in car accidents. This system is already standard for all luxurious cars and optional for the others. It wasn't created to save lives in accidents, but to actually prevent them. The question that comes up about the development of these systems is easy. Who gets the control of the car?
Well, top manufacturers like Ford and Mercedes-Benz mentioned that technology will never take the car control from the hands of the driver. These companies developed a very advanced system that notifies the drivers through flair and sound signals when an electronic system is about to get to work. Let's see a top of the most important car systems for road safety and security.
The EPS system was developed from the ABS system. ABS doesn't allow the wheels to block during breaking. The EPS controls independent breaking on every wheel and the traction to avoid spinning or turning over in dangerous curves.
The system for anticipated breaking is also known as the system of collision prevention. This technology is based on the cruise-control intelligent system and consists in using a radar to anticipate the eventual collisions. In such situations, the system automatically breaks. General Motors tries to develop a superior system in order to replace the radar with Wi-Fi waves and an advanced GPS that locates other cars in traffic.
The dead zone system was invented by Volvo on the S 80 model. It informs the driver about the vehicles and objects located in the dead zone.
The cruise-control intelligent system maintains a set distance from the car in front of the driver. Therefore, it reduces the tiredness, specially in very long trips. The system is implemented on most models from Infiniti, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Audi and Jaguar. The system used by Audi is able to stop the car from 130 km/h to 0.
The video camera for reverse movement is meant to guide the driver by notifications about getting too close to another car or object. It was implemented for most new cars. The video camera is located in the back of the car delivers the images to a monitor located on the board. The Audi Q7 model has a camera that offers a 130 degrees visibility behind the car.
And this is not all. There are plenty of systems out there and many other under development, only to ensure the safety systems for cars actually do a good job and save some lives.
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