First Communicative Accelerator Pedal
Continental‘s Accelerator Force Feedback Pedal has reached market production for the first time – and aims at significantly reducing the number of accidents.
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August 2008
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PReVENT Final Report is Published
As probably the most significant publicly-funded active safety R&D project this decade, the European PReVENT Integrated Project addressed the full range of next generation collision avoidance
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Blind Spot Mirror for 09 Ford Edge
Ford Motor Co. say the 2009 Ford Edge crossover will go on sale this fall with a blind-spot mirror as standard for the upcoming model year — a year earlier than planned.
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Visiocorp Joint Venture Plant in China
Visiocorp, the world’s leading manufacturer of exterior mirrors for the automotive industry, announced the opening of a new joint-venture facility in Xizhou, China (South of Shanghai, near Ningbo).
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China to be Second in Bosch Headcount
The world’s leading auto parts maker, Bosch, said China will represent some 40 percent of its total workforce in the Asia-Pacific by the end of 2008, placing the region’s workforce second only to Germany in terms of numbers.
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Western Europe Car Sales Down 7% in July
Car sales in Western Europe skidded 7% in July, according to data released by JDPower Automotive Forecasting. While the French and German markets held up relatively well,
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Nissan Strives for Zero Collisions
Nissan have shown a collision-free car prototype incorporating two new technologies: side collision prevention (SCP) and back-up collision prevention (BCP).
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Nissan Develops “Eco Pedal” to Assist Smart Driving
Nissan’s new Eco Pedal, unveiled in Tokyo today, analyses the rate of fuel consumption and transmission efficiency during acceleration and cruising, then calculates the optimal acceleration rate.
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Pace awards open for innovative suppliers
Auto suppliers have until Sept. 12 to apply for the 2009 Automotive News PACE Awards.
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Record Number of New Models for US Market
It will be a buyer’s market from now until at least 2012, according to a new report from the auto analysts at brokerage house Merrill Lynch. No fewer than forty-two all-new models are expected to be launched in each of the next four years
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