Nissan brakes for you
Nissan's SULEV concept car
(Credit: Nissan)A new automated emergency-braking feature will be in U.S. Nissan cars by next year, the company said Tuesday.
The feature works in tandem with the gas pedal to help drivers avoid a crash.
When speed and distance sensors on the car detect an imminent crash, the gas pedal lifts slightly to warn the driver. If the driver eases pressure on the gas pedal in response, the car automatically brakes instead of waiting until the driver slams a foot on the brake pedal, according to a report from the Associated Press.
But the driver still has ultimate control over the vehicle at all times, and can choose to keep the gas pedal depressed and maintain speed even after the warning.
Plan on seeing the new safety feature implemented in Nissan cars sold in Japan this year and in cars sold in the U.S. next year.
The news follows Nissan's Monday announcement that it is investing in cleaner diesel engine technology that could meet California's standard for super-ultra-low emission vehicles (SULEVs), as well as new DUI-prevention features.
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This will result in more accidents, and in less able drivers. Let the terminally stupid and hopelessly inept klutzes of the world have Mommy-Nissan drive their cars for them. Never mind driver training, just get your anti-lock, collision avoidance equipped Nissan to obviate the need for any skill or attention to what your doing.
Great.
By comparison, it takes eons just to get your foot off the gas pedal
and onto the brake.
You may not like it, but someday in the not too distant future a
computer will drive your car better than you do.
"Never mind driver training, just get your anti-lock, collision
avoidance equipped Nissan to obviate the need for any skill or
attention to what your doing"
Exactly. This kind of technology will just allow the idiots of the
world to keep chatting on the phone, applying makeup,
munching on chips and text messaging their loser friends, all
while moving in a 3,000 lb missle cruising at 70 MPH. And WHEN
they cause a big accident (note I didn't say IF, I said WHEN), they
can turn around and sue Nissan for not avoiding the crash for
them.
I truly hope this car does NOT make it to the world. We have
enough problems accepting responsibility for our actions
already.
I wish drivers would just learn to drive, pay attention, and learn to stop the car on their own.
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