Product Safety
Fundamental Approach
Safety technology is essential for customers to use Daihatsu vehicles with peace of mind and is the most important foundation of our business. Daihatsu’s mini vehicles in particular are used by a broad range of customers as an essential means of mobility supporting life in local communities. The creation of cars that can be driven safely and with peace of mind is even more necessary. Daihatsu provides the advanced technologies that support the safe and secure mobility of all customers at affordable prices.
Providing Advanced Technologies to Everyone
Daihatsu sees “providing advanced technologies to everyone” as a core concept of car creating. We take active measures to introduce advanced safety technologies and are positioned at the leading edge of the small car market, exemplified by the adoption in 2012 of collision avoidance support braking as a grade standard, a first for mini vehicles. Today, as the automobile industry evolves toward CASE technologies, we are pursuing even more-advanced safety technologies from three approaches—active safety, passive safety, and connected peace of mind—in line with the concepts of the new DNGA car creating platform.
Active Safety
Fundamental Approach
Eliminating all injuries and fatalities caused by traffic accidents is an ultimate objective for society. Smart Assist features various functions including support to avoid collisions with vehicles in front and pedestrians, lane departure control, driver awareness support, and driver burden reduction. We are pursuing active safety from all directions. Smart Assist is equipped on all models that are currently being sold.
Passive Safety
Fundamental Approach
In anticipation of an accident occurring, Daihatsu equips vehicles with safety technology such as “Total Advanced Function (TAF),” a body structure that absorbs collision energy, and “SRS Airbags” that protect occupants with the aim of minimizing damage.
Initiatives
Protecting the Occupant Space from the Force of Collision
TAF bodies, which were developed by Daihatsu, achieve a strong and light cabin with improved collision force absorption. Key features include front side-members with high-efficiency energy-absorbing structures and a body structure that disperses impact forces. Not only do TAF bodies satisfy collision safety standards in Japan and Europe, but they also ensure an adequate survival space even in collision tests that incorporate rigorous testing methods.
Mira e:S: TAF collision safety body
Absorbing Impact on Occupants
All Daihatsu models feature dual SRS airbags that instantly deploy and deflate in the event of a strong frontal collision to minimize serious injury to the heads and torsos of occupants. Vehicles are also equipped with SRS side airbags (driver’s and passenger seats) to reduce the impact of side collisions and with SRS curtain shield airbags (front and rear seats) to protect the heads of occupants.
Minimizing Impact on Pedestrians
All Daihatsu vehicles feature impact alleviation devices and absorption spaces in the bumper structure, hood, fenders, windshield wiper pivots, and other areas to mitigate harm in the event of an accident involving a pedestrian.
Daihatsu and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Collaborate to Apply a Discount to Vehicle Insurance for the Move Canbus
The Move Canbus was certified as eligible for a 5% discount on vehicle insurance premiums by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
The Move Canbus was certified as eligible for the damage resistance and repairability discount offered by Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd., and a 5% discount on vehicle insurance premiums applies. Improvements to D&R performance also conserve resources by reducing replacement of parts and curtailing emissions of substances of environmental load during repair processes.
Connected Peace of Mind
Fundamental Approach
To respond to the evolution of automobiles exemplified by CASE, Daihatsu focuses on developing connected services using digital technology. We seek to create a safe, secure, comfortable, and convenient automobile society by connecting customers with their cars and with Daihatsu via smartphones.
Initiatives
Daihatsu Connect
“Daihatsu Connect” is a service that connects customers with their cars and with Daihatsu via connections between compatible in-vehicle devices and smartphones. The Daihatsu Connect system has been simplified to enable customers to make use of it for long periods, and as such we managed to eliminate the basic monthly fee, making it zero yen per month.
Third-Party Safety Evaluations
Our primary vehicle models produced and sold both in Japan and internationally have been highly rated for vehicle safety functionality by third-party evaluations in their respective regions.
