Nissan Motor will participate in ITS-Safety 2010, a large-scale test of future automotive intelligent transportation systems, with four advanced safety prototype vehicles.
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The automaker’s technologies include driving safety support systems (DSSS) and an advanced safety vehicle (ASV).
The test is targeting technology to be partially applied in fiscal year 2010.
Conducted by the ITS promotion committee, a private-public joint organisation, the test begins on 12 January in Odaiba, the new Tokyo waterfront area. Driving demonstrations will be held for the media and public from 25 February.
Nissan has been developing advanced vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems with the participation of 2,000 people since 2006 and this has been officially adopted for the DSSS part of this test. The goal of the large-scale test is to develop an understanding of the service effectiveness and the practical use of the system. Accident prevention effectiveness will be evaluated, too.
In addition to vehicle-to-infrastructure tests, Nissan has been developing a system which integrates cellular phones with vehicle telematics to help prevent pedestrian-related accidents.
Nissan said it would actively promote collision free vehicles, and use knowledge gained from them to continuously develop safety technologies.
