Sentences with phrase «impact with a pedestrian»

The car features pedestrian protection — wherein the hood gets raised by a few inches in case of a frontal impact with a pedestrian.

Sensors detect impact with a pedestrian, when the vehicle registers speeds of 25 - 50 km / hr, which then sets off a pyrotechnic activator to raise the rear of the hood (the portion closest to the windshield) approximately 10 cm to help absorb the impact.

The engine is mounted 19 mm lower in the chassis, principally to provide greater bonnet clearance in impacts with pedestrians, but usefully drops the centre of gravity of the car by 10 mm.

10 The Pedestrian Detection System is designed to detect the presence of a pedestrian ahead of the vehicle, to determine if impact with the pedestrian is imminent and to help reduce impact speed.

Upon impact with a pedestrian, the sensors send information to the electronic control unit which, in turn, activates two solenoids in the hinges instantaneously.

In the event of an impact with pedestrians, deployable bonnets help to mitigate serious injuries.

It automatically maintains a safe gap to the car in front, alerts a 6 Series driver whose actions might cause a collision and, at up to 37mph, brakes the car to a standstill if there is a risk of an impact with a pedestrian.

When the sensors in the front detect a collision, the rear portion of the bonnet is raised to better absorb the impact with the pedestrian.

When the car senses an impact with a pedestrian, pistons fired by a pyrotechnic device instantly raise the back of the hood by about four inches to «catch» the pedestrian and help prevent serious injury.

The optional pedestrian recognition uses a front radar and avoids or mitigates the consequence of an impact with a pedestrian.

If the sensors in the front bumper detect an impact with a pedestrian when Model S is moving between 19 and 53 km / h, the rear portion of the hood automatically raises approximately 80 mm.

The damage profile of an impact with a pedestrian to the front, bonnet and front screen of a vehicle can be used with some accuracy to explain the direction of travel of the pedestrian immediately prior and during the impact.