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Vehicle "sixth sense" could reduce insurance claims

Fri, 28 Oct 2005

A car able to "look out" for other vehicles while on the road was unveiled this week in the US.

General Motors (GM) demonstrated the car with a "sixth sense" vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications system used to monitor the position of other cars up to a quarter of a mile away.

A system of antennas, computer chips and GPS satellite technology is used by the vehicles to detect the movement of possible hazards on the road.

If a collision is judged likely by the V2V technology, brakes are automatically applied in order to avoid or minimise the affects of an impact. Drivers can also be warned of a potential impact through alarms, visual cues and seat vibrations.

"Driving is a very complex task. Knowing where the other guy is and where he’s headed can be as critical as being in control of your own vehicle," Larry Burns, vice president of research & development and planning at GM told Autochannel.

"V2V technology gives drivers a sixth sense to know what’s going on around them to help avoid accidents and improve traffic flow."

The system uses adaptive cruise control, forward vision and blind-spot detection in order to cut accident rates and lower car insurance claims and costs.

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