FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
13 June 2000
NISSAN CARS SEE AROUND CORNERS
Nissan has developed a car that can see around corners. The car will be trialled from October of this year as part of a major transport safety initiative.
Nissan’s latest technological innovation is designed to increase passenger and pedestrian safety. By offering drivers a view around blind corners, Nissan aims to remove the uncertainty which many drivers experience when emerging from tight junctions, or from driveways onto busy streets.
Two small video cameras, mounted on both sides of the front bumper, display images on a dashboard monitor providing the driver with a clear view of right and left before the junction has been reached.
The system can also alert the driver to the potential danger of approaching vehicles and pedestrians. If the camera spots an approaching vehicle on either side of a junction, a red indicator light on the screen advises the driver to take care.
The technology is being tested as part of the Japanese Ministry of Transport’s Advanced Safety Vehicle Project, which is being run from October through to December of this year.
Nissan has worked vigorously to design and engineer safe vehicles based on its unique Triple Safety concept. This concept comprises the principles of ‘information safety’ for forewarning the driver of potential danger, ‘control safety’ for assisting the driver in avoiding potential danger and ‘impact safety’ for helping reduce injury in the event of an accident.
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For further information, please contact:
Frank Shepherd, Corporate Affairs Assistant 01923 899930
Email: frank.shepherd@nissan.co.uk
Stewart McKee, Corporate Affairs Manager 01923 899930
Email: stewart.mckee@nissan.co.uk
Editor’s note:
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