This car sees danger so you don’t have too
The Subaru Outback and Legacy recently received the highest honors from the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for their auto-breaking system, “
EyeSight.” During a controlled simulation, the camera-and-software enabled feature – 20 years in the making – avoided collision at a speed differential of 25 mph (the Subaru was going 25 mph faster than the “car” in front at time of sudden stop). Top-rated radar-enabled auto-breaks, by contrast, failed at a speed differential less than 19mph. The rating will be recognized in IIHS Top Safety Pick+ winners for 2014.
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Source: Auto News
Nissan’s first driverless car is now licensed in Japan
Nissan’s first driverless, zero-emission electric car hits Japanese roads today. Test models for the
Leaf, which just received its license from the Japanese government, offer six automated driving features. The most significant allow the car to exit freeways, change lanes, stop at red lights, and pass slow or stopped cars without the driver. Nissan expects to bring Leaf to market by 2020.
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Source: Wired
Cameras as a safety feature
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) is adding rearview surveillance cameras to the list of recommended safety features in the
New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). The system will replace Electronic Stability System – automatic skidding control — which now comes standard on all vehicles. Makes and models with the added benefit are listed on
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Association, press release
The federal government dedicates $63 million to transportation innovation projects
University transportation research programs just received a major boost from
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The federal agency has awarded $63 million in University Transportation Center Grants to 33 of the university research programs in the United States. National recipients include:
- National Center for Strategic Transportation Policies, Investments, and Decisions, University of Maryland
- National Center for Sustainable Transportation, University of California, Davis
- National Institute for Transportation and Communities, Portland State University (Oregon)
- Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation Center, Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania)
- Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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Source:The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration
