Driver assistance systems 
UK: Toyota launches all-new Land Cruiser
17th November 2009
The new Toyota Land Cruiser has been launched in the UK and Toyota says it is equipped with a raft of new and advanced handling and driver assistance systems.
Read the full story >>- US: TRW establishes new DAS centre
11th November 2009
TRW has announced the establishment of its second North American Driver Assist Systems (DAS) Engineering Centre at the company's Livonia, Michigan headquarters. - RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of electronic braking systems
8th June 2009
Baffling terms such as ABS, ASR, BAS, EBD, EMD, ESP and TCS bound back and forth in brake engineering circles. But it’s a foreign language to many. Do drivers really understand this braking technology, let alone know how to use it to best effect? Matthew Beecham releases just-auto’s annual review of electronic braking technology. - FEATURE: Driver assistance comes of age
4th February 2009 - Automotive Exterior Lighting – Lighting up Roads and Lives!
19th January 2009 - RESEARCH Q&A: tedrive steers through the economic gloom (REG)
18th December 2008 - DETROIT PREVIEW: Volvo concept heralds S60 redesign
17th December 2008 - RESEARCH ANALYSIS: TRW feels the wheel (MEM)
11th December 2008 - RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of rearview mirrors
8th December 2008 - FEATURE: BMW keeps its head with new Seven [includes audio]
14th November 2008
Background
Updated: 2nd September 2005
Recent research shows that six out of ten front-end crashes would not occur if the driver could react a split second earlier. Driver assistance systems can help cut the accident toll. According to Bosch, these systems aim to make the vehicle capable of perceiving its surroundings, interpret them, identify critical situations, and assist the driver in performing driving manoeuvres. The object is, at best, to prevent accidents completely and, at worst, to minimise the consequences of an accident for those concerned. The European Commission estimates that the 1.3m road accidents per year in Europe cause 1.7m injuries and 40,000 fatalities at an estimated cost of €160bn. The EC has therefore established its eSafety programme, which aims to halve the number of deaths from traffic accidents by 2010. "Driver Assistance Systems, however, are still in their infancy with not many cars equipped with it. Therefore they can only make a contribution toward meeting this goal. However, we see that increasing fitment of ESP (electronic stability programme) will make an even bigger contribution to cutting the number of fatalities on European roads", said Dr Rainer Kallenbach, executive vice president for Bosch's automotive electronics division, in an exclusive interview with just-auto.
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