Nissan is expanding its
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to include features that help drivers avoid hitting pedestrians.
Nissan's ITS gathers data from -- and sends data to -- road-side beacons and other vehicles to
avoid traffic congestion, as well as
collisions with other cars on the road. This new feature will utilize drivers' Global Positioning Systems (GPS) or 3G cellular data-enabled devices to send information to vehicles with ITS receivers to determine if there is a pedestrian nearby.
Nissan is hoping that its ITS can reduce accidents by half and reduce CO2 emissions by alleviating congestion. Unfortunately, ITS won't be leaving the trial phase until at least the end of the decade.
From
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Neo @ Dec 24th 2007 7:14PM
Wow, A car that will tell you when a person is near and on a collision course..... Cool
Arnold Volk @ Jan 1st 2008 1:41PM
Can Toyota come up with something for teen drives?
Hazard @ Feb 5th 2008 1:20AM
Maybe people could just pay attention to what they're doing. They both sound about as effective when it comes to NOT running over pedestrians. Then again, I don't talk on a cell phone while I drive, so what do I know about driving?