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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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