NEWS: driver safety

At the end of May, IAM Roadsmart and Auto Express magazine published an article entitled, “Is heavy metal the driver’s enemy? IAM RoadSmart and Auto Express research say yes! And classical isn’t much better.” The title alone is a rather bold claim and as such it spread like wildfire across the various music websites and … Continued

Successful tests of new system in Japan and the United States Real‐time sharing of the precise location of incidents from car‐to‐cloud‐to‐car can boost driver safety and fuel other new services Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Tokyo, Japan – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and HERE Technologies have successfully piloted a system that enables vehicles to automatically warn others … Continued

Advanced design and lighting will contribute to ease of driving and safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 3197 TOKYO, June 7, 2018 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed a compact and highly luminous optical module for LED headlights using a unique system that simply combines a converging lens and projecting lens for more … Continued

Safe and Secure Lighting System realizes interactive, easy-to-see, animated illuminations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 3170 TOKYO, February 8, 2018 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today a new automotive indicator system that projects animated illuminations on road surfaces around the vehicle, which can change in response to approaching passersby, to realize highly intuitive, easy-to-see warnings about the … Continued

Instant recognition of distant objects will enhance driving safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 3161 TOKYO, January 17, 2018 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed what is believed to be the industry’s highest performing automotive camera technology that detects various object types at distances of up to about 100 meters, which will enable … Continued