Pre-Crash Safety System

Collisions are the most common form of traffic accidents. Most of them occur due to carelessness, such as not keeping one’s eyes on the road or sleeping at the wheel. The Pre-Crash Safety System was developed to prevent accidents like these from occurring and minimize shocks and damage stemming from collisions.

The new Move model, which went on sale in October 2006, contains sensor-fusion technology, which combines a laser radar excelling in measuring distances from the likely object of collision and an image processing system excelling in recognizing the shape of that object. This was the first time in the world that this technology was offered on a light vehicle. This enabled better recognition of the car driving in front, achieving faster, more accurate danger detection.

Approaching car in front (ample avoidance)
The laser radar detects the car in front while driving. When the system judges that there is a possibility of collision as it nears the car in front, it emits an audio and visual warning, after which it physically warns the driver through a gentle pulling of the driver’s seatbelt.

Getting closer (reaching avoidance limit)
If the driver uses the brakes, the system assists the braking and helps slow the car down. The driver’s seatbelt is also given a strong tug.

Difficult to avoid collision (unable to avoid collision)
Automatic braking occurs. Collision shock and damage is minimized through strong pulling of driver and passenger seat seatbelts.