Netvouz / spisio / tag / safety http://www.netvouz.com/spisio/tag/safety?feed=rss spisio's bookmarks tagged "safety" on Netvouz 2007 Lexus LS to Debut New Rear Collision Pre-Crash Protection System http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/30/2007-lexus-ls-to-debut-new-rear-collision-pre-crash-protection-system/ Wouldn’t it be nice if your car could prepare you for an accident before it happened? A new technology from Toyota can do just that. To be clear, systems already exist for sensing a crash from an oncoming car before it happens, but until now nothing has been created for doing the same thing from behind. A new technology can actually sense rear collisions before they happen, according to Toyota, thanks to a radar device installed into a car’s rear bumper. spisio Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:49:34 GMT How It Works: Stability Control Brings Stability to SUV Segment http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/10/how-it-works-stability-control-brings-stability-to-suv-segment/ Electronic stability control (ESC) systems are already commonplace among the luxury car set, and are now becoming more and more available on entry-level vehicles as well, especially SUVs. But just what is stability control? spisio Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:44:23 GMT Is Your Black Box Spying On You? And is That a Bad Thing? http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/28/is-your-black-box-spying-on-you-and-is-that-a-bad-thing/ For most of us, “black boxes” are the good guys. In case of a plane crash, they record much of the data necessary to piece together more accurately exactly what happened, and therefore can be useful in making sure whatever went wrong doesn’t happen spisio Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:34:23 GMT Jaguar XK's Pyrotechnic Deployable Hood Wins Safety Award http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/09/jaguar-xks-pyrotechnic-deployable-hood-wins-safety-award/ Like an airbag, or a pretensioning seatbelt, the Pyrotechnic Deployable Bonnet is extremely fast acting: the system actuates in one-tenth of a second, a speed ten times faster than the blink of an eye. spisio Wed, 10 May 2006 00:33:32 GMT Mercedes Benz's E-Class Sedan to Get Major Updates http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/13/mercedes-benzs-e-class-sedan-to-get-major-updates/ To retain the all-important number one position, Mercedes-Benz has chosen to give the E-Class a mid-life update in order to allow it opportunity to fight back against its ever growing competition. spisio Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:40:06 GMT