Car Collision Warning System Being Developed

Engineers are developing a system that will warn drivers when they are about to hit the car in front of them.

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March 27, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Ford-GM Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership -- in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Delphi Delco Electronics Systems -- has developed a preliminary version of a forward collision warning system.Researchers hope the device will make a big dent in rear-end collisions, which NHTSA says comprise about 23 percent of all police-reported crashes in the United States.The alarm involves radar that measures the distance, relative speed and angle between cars."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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