EU SCIENTISTS DEVELOP AUTOMATIC ACCIDENT PROTECTION SYSTEM
April 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project involving major automobile manufacturers has created a system that protects vans and cars from collisions with other vehicles, including lorries, just before a crash. The EU Euro 29 million Advanced Protection Systems (APROSYS) project system automatically boosts the side-protection strength of cars threatened with such accidents, protecting them from impacts. The European Commission said the system "will soon find its way to showrooms". The system is based on a multi-directional camera monitor ...
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