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september 06, 2013 - Mazda

Mazda to demonstrate world-first safety technology

Already a leader in cutting-edge safety technology, Mazda will start trials in October of a world-unique system enabling vehicles and trams to communicate with one another. The company will also begin testing its Mazda6* ASV-5 (Advanced Safety Vehicle) on public roads in Japan. A first of its kind in the world, the system communicates using 700MHz radio waves, allowing cars and trams to share a variety of data, including the type and location of a vehicle, the direction they’re heading, and braking and turn signal information. The ASV-5 sedan is equipped with autonomous millimetre wave and microwave sensors as well as cameras to monitor its surroundings and keep track of pedestrians, road markings, other vehicles and, of course, trams...