While other global carmakers focus on building green cars, luxury car manufacturer, Mercedes Benz maintains that road safety still cannot be overlooked in the pursuit of getting around safely and conveniently.
The workshop, titled “Mercedes Benz Safety Workshop on The Road to Acci-dent-Free Driving”, was the second of its kind in China, a country where economic growth has been comfortably high, at an average rate of 10 percent over the past 30 years.
The German automaker capitalizes on road safety, as it is an area they know best. The company claims it has been making serious efforts in road safety since it began systematic work in 1939, in which the company’s prime goal was preventing traffic accidents and promoting safe living by technical progress.
The German automaker capitalizes on road safety, as it is an area they know best. The company claims it has been making serious efforts in road safety since it began systematic work in 1939, in which the company’s prime goal was preventing traffic accidents and promoting safe living by technical progress.
Since then, Mercedes has developed numerous technologies to make driving safer, such as an airbag that was brought into production after 13 years of development, strong car frame materials that have been continuously improved over the years and sophisticated new technologies such as radar and stereo camera technology that detect threats while driving.
Mercedes also frequently sends specialists around the world to investigate the causes, sequences and results of accidents that involved Mercedes cars. As of now, the company has analyzed more than 4,000 traffic accidents that involved its cars.
Based on the knowledge gained during these investigations, Mercedes developed many important restraints and assistance systems that became standard in modern cars. One example is Mercedes’ driver and front passenger airbags, which deploy in two stages, depending on the calculated impact severity.
Ralf Bogenrieder, another Mercedes’ senior engineer, said the company utilized an integral approach in implementing road safety, which consists of four phases: safe driving, pre-safety (in which the driver is facing a dangerous situation), crash and post-crash.
Ralf said the company developed different ways in dealing with each phase. For safe driving, for example, Mercedes developed radar sensors to detect threats ahead. For the pre-safe phase, the company developed a seat belt tensioner.
Mercedes also frequently sends specialists around the world to investigate the causes, sequences and results of accidents that involved Mercedes cars. As of now, the company has analyzed more than 4,000 traffic accidents that involved its cars.
Based on the knowledge gained during these investigations, Mercedes developed many important restraints and assistance systems that became standard in modern cars. One example is Mercedes’ driver and front passenger airbags, which deploy in two stages, depending on the calculated impact severity.
Ralf Bogenrieder, another Mercedes’ senior engineer, said the company utilized an integral approach in implementing road safety, which consists of four phases: safe driving, pre-safety (in which the driver is facing a dangerous situation), crash and post-crash.
Ralf said the company developed different ways in dealing with each phase. For safe driving, for example, Mercedes developed radar sensors to detect threats ahead. For the pre-safe phase, the company developed a seat belt tensioner.
“The seat belt for the front passenger and driver will tighten for a few seconds after the radar sensor detects a threat ahead of the car. It will minimize the crash impact and help save lives,” said Ralf after demonstrating for Asian journalists in the workshop how the system worked.
The same technology has been applied to the braking system. The driver will be alerted by a signal 2.6 seconds before the crash, and if the driver is unaware or has no time to push the brake, the car will automatically engage the emergency brake 0.6 seconds before the impact.
Combining the two systems, which have been introduced on the market, helps reduce fatalities by minimizing the crash impact on drivers and passengers.
Besides seat belts, radars and braking systems, Mercedes equips its cars with other safety systems, which include building light but solid metal frames for to protect passengers and drivers from being maimed in crashes. “Drivers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are safer on the road than drivers of other car brands,” Dieter said in his speech.
The same technology has been applied to the braking system. The driver will be alerted by a signal 2.6 seconds before the crash, and if the driver is unaware or has no time to push the brake, the car will automatically engage the emergency brake 0.6 seconds before the impact.
Combining the two systems, which have been introduced on the market, helps reduce fatalities by minimizing the crash impact on drivers and passengers.
Besides seat belts, radars and braking systems, Mercedes equips its cars with other safety systems, which include building light but solid metal frames for to protect passengers and drivers from being maimed in crashes. “Drivers of Mercedes-Benz vehicles are safer on the road than drivers of other car brands,” Dieter said in his speech.
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In my point of view, this article shows the other advantages of having Mercedes besides its prestige and luxury. In order to ensure its survival in more fierce automotive industry competition, Mercedes-Benz vows to continue developing innovation. Given its extensive attention to safety measures in making its cars, Mercedes prides itself on building the safest vehicles. Claiming to be pioneer in road safety technology, the company has built concept cars that showcase the company’s efforts in making comfortable cars for consumers. According to the workshop that was held in China, Mercedes company has developed numerous technologies for safer driving. Some newest technology inventions are implemented by applying radar sensors to detect threats ahead, a seat belt tensioner, and the braking system.
However, in my opinion, creating sophisticated safety technology is not enough to reduce fatalities on the road. In addition to technology, concerned parties must also enhance social commitment against rampant road accidents, which includes passing legislation that could minimize road fatalities, enhancing driver education, improving road construction and traffic control, and last but not least, improving emergency services.
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