http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91221-1305046,00.htmlThe cars that cant crash
is it possible?
Slow-speed incidents make up three quarters of all motor accidents.
Motor research company Thatcham has evaluated the devices. It believes that if they were fitted as standard on all vehicles, there would be a drastic drop in road casualties. They have invented three diferent ways to help make this dream become a reality
The new Volvo XC60, on sale from November, will use laser radar mounted on top of the windscreen.
It is programmed to respond if the vehicle in front is either at a standstill or is moving in the same direction as the car itself.
The brakes are pre-charged and should a collision be imminent it applies them and cuts the throttle.
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