INTRODUCTION OF THE MAZDA ADVANCED SAFETY VEHICLE

Mazda has developed the Mazda ASV (Advanced Safety Vehicle) based on two technological themes: precautionary safety technologies which help reduce driver error through an enhanced human interface between the vehicle and the driver, and accident avoidance technologies which function as a back-up in case of careless mistakes. Mazda focused on the facts that the mistakes of careless drivers have been the cause of the greater part of accidents and that about twenty percent of traffic deaths have happened while pedestrians cross streets. To help solve these problems, Mazda actively takes part in the Study Group for Promotion of ASV headed by the Japanese Ministry of Transport, and researches and develops advanced safety technologies. This paper introduces the concept of accident prevention based on the analysis of traffic accidents and the accident avoidance technologies developed and installed on Mazda ASV. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 490001.

• Corporate Authors:

  ERTICO

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  Brussels,   Belgium  B-1050

  ITS America

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  VERTIS

  TORANOMOM 34 MORI BUILDING 1-25-5
  TORANOMON, MINATOKU, TOKYO 105  Japan 
• Authors:
  • DOI, A
  • Yoshioka, T
  • BUTSUEN, T
• Conference:
  • MOBILITY FOR EVERYONE. 4TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, 21-24 OCTOBER 1997, BERLIN. (PAPER NO. 4021)
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automation; Conferences; Drivers; Electronics; Equipment; Errors; Prevention; Safety; Vehicles; Warning systems
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 3882: Automatic; 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 6965: Electronics; 3674: Equipment; 6440: Error; 8053: Japan; 1665: Safety; 1255: Vehicle; 9113: Warning
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00757150
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 17 1998 12:00AM