Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that
it has developed a new safety system to prevent collisions.
The collision avoidance assist system uses radar to detect a
possible collision, then sounds a signal to the driver and displays
an alert to prompt the driver to brake.
In addition, the assist system will help those who may not be
strong enough to apply the brakes forcefully, such as women or
elderly drivers, sufficiently slow down the vehicle.
As a result, it could prevent more than 90 pct of rear-end
collisions, the automaker said.
Toyota Managing Officer Moritaka Yoshida said that the system
will be introduced in soon-to-be released sedan models.
The automaker unveiled the system to the media at the Intelligent
Transport System test site at the newly built Higashi-Fuji Technical
Center, located in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, designed for ITS
technology.
Meanwhile, Toyota also plans to introduce a system to minimize
injuries during a collision with a pedestrian. In the event of such
an accident, the system would raise the hood automatically so the
pedestrian does not impact directly with the hard parts of the
vehicle.
