Not exact matches
It would seem to be offsetting safety gains from other technologies, including not just new automatic collision
avoidance systems, but even now taken - for - granted features like anti-lock brakes,
which are equipped on a greater percentage of the U.S. fleet with each passing year.
The establishment of semi-natural habitats within organic
systems and the
avoidance of pesticide use contribute to maintaining the biological connectivity and the larger ecological web,
which benefit both agriculture and nature conservation.
These include: • One of the most technically advanced and cleanest smelters in the world
which captures 99.9 per cent of sulphur emissions and generates two thirds of the plant's electrical power • A US$ 10m combined heat and power
system that will reduce emissions by 90 per cent compared with separate heat and power
systems • A vehicle idling reduction programme that now covers 360 vehicles and has resulted in the
avoidance of more than two million gallons of fuel and emissions • New, more efficient trucks with fewer emissions
Meanwhile, new technologies allow engineers to dream beyond designing glorified mechanical arms: So - called «swarm bots» work together like army ants to move relatively heavy objects; a fire hose — cum - snake robot can slither across the floor before putting out a blaze; and Nissan is developing an
avoidance system to prevent car crashes based on bees —
which use their compound eyes to see nearly all the way around themselves while buzzing about, changing direction when they sense something in their path.
But I'm a fan of the Gnostic Media podcast, and the host (Jan Irvin) is constantly touting the benefits of ketosis &
avoidance of wheat, etc., for ALL humans, saying that the brain & reproductive
system function better when the body is in ketosis, and that glycolysis is actually the body's starvation mode,
which leads to brain fog & degradation of health in the form of many common illnesses (particularly neuro - degenerative ones).
The strongest selling point of the Grand Touring trim is the active safety package,
which includes the usual alphabet soup of crash
avoidance systems — blind - spot monitoring, lane - keep assist, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive front lighting with high - beam control, and active cruise control.
Standard equipment includes a radar - based collision
avoidance system; Attention Assist
which detects a drowsy driver; and Benz's Pre-Safe
system,
which closes windows, tightens belts, and adjusts front seats to prepare occupants for a collision.
The pedestrian - detection
system is a follow - up to Volvo's existing collision -
avoidance systems, including City Safe, standard on the new S60,
which automatically brakes the car if the driver fails to do so when approaching another vehicle from behind.
The 2018 Nissan Frontier will have a camera at the back
which will have a rear collision
avoidance system.
Over the last decade there have been significant advances in driver assistance and collision
avoidance technology,
which have helped bring the cost and complexity of these
systems down.
Crash
avoidance technology is plentiful, with autonomous emergency braking and adaptive cruise control, as well as a clever
system called Steering Pilot,
which will automatically correct your steering to stay in lane on the motorway.
But three times now the
system has locked on to the U turning car,
which is already well off my path, completely not an issue, and hammered the crash
avoidance brakes.
Standard equipment for the Volvo XC60 includes the City Safety feature,
which can be thought of as a low - speed collision
avoidance system that scans for pedestrians and cars ahead of the SUV and automatically brakes if it detects anything in its path.
Standard equipment is very generous with keyless entry, push - button start, 16 - inch alloy wheels, backup camera, and low - speed pre-collision
system which uses a laser to detect if an accident will happen and alert the driver to take
avoidance maneuvers.
Collision
Avoidance systems is part of adaptive cruise control,
which helps to avoid collisions.
This is a lower level of automation than a collision
avoidance system,
which may initiate braking on its own if the onboard computer detects an imminent collision.
Here you get a head - up display, adaptive cruise control, active lane assist, collision
avoidance assist, top view camera
system with an 8.3 - inch MMI
system and the advanced Audi virtual cockpit
which includes MMI navigation plus and handwriting recognition.A number of these options can be had individually and a cold and warm weather package is available on the top two trim levels.
Other technologies include an advanced radar - based cruise control
system and a crash
avoidance system called Active Lane Control (ALC)
which uses cameras to lane - center the Q50.
This upgrade would finally allow the automaker to bless the G - Class with safety and convenience technologies that have graced its other offerings for years: Active lane - keeping assist, Pre-Safe collision
avoidance systems, and self - parking capability — all of
which require the car to occasionally steer itself, a capability not compatible with the old hydraulic recirculating - ball steering
system.
In addition to a host of passive and active safety tech, the Prius also offers «Toyota Safety Sense»
which includes the following functions to support collision
avoidance or driving operations: Pre-collision
System (PCS) with Pedestrian Detection (PD), Lane Departure Alert (LDA) with Steering Assist (SA), Automatic High - beam (AHB), Full - Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC); works in stop and go traffic down to a full stop.
Mercedes has also fitted the Concept A-Class with a collision
avoidance system,
which visually and audibly alerts the driver to a possible collision.
Most participants said they found the
systems useful and would want them again on their next vehicle,
which was similar to what Volvo and Infiniti owners told researchers in the previous surveys (see «Volvo owners give thumbs - up to crash
avoidance features,» Dec. 20, 2012, and «Luxury owners embrace
systems to skirt crashes,» Nov. 18, 2009).
Safety Technology
which includes Blind Spot Warning
System, Lane Change Assist system, Front and Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Road Condition Detection Sensor, Communications - based Accident Avoidance System, Automated Parking Assist and Driver M
System, Lane Change Assist
system, Front and Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Road Condition Detection Sensor, Communications - based Accident Avoidance System, Automated Parking Assist and Driver M
system, Front and Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Road Condition Detection Sensor, Communications - based Accident
Avoidance System, Automated Parking Assist and Driver M
System, Automated Parking Assist and Driver Monitor
In the safety department the new LS range comes with the Pre-Collision Safety (A-PCS)
system with Collision
Avoidance Assist
which assists the driver in avoiding or mitigating collisions with vehicles and pedestrians under a wide range of city and highway speeds.
Be aware that if you attempt to use any of the exemptions and are trying to game the
system just to avoid paying the taxes it could count as what the IRS Deems Abusive tax
avoidance which can result in both jail time and heavy penalties and fines.
Your best bet is to foster a strong immune
system through diet (
which you're doing),
avoidance of chemicals and vaccinations, specific nutritional supplements (like garlic but not CS), and homeopathy.
That's the goal of a collision
avoidance system,
which uses a lot of the same sensors as adaptive cruise control in order to «see» the road ahead.