If you drive a vehicle, chances are you’ve been involved in at least one car accident. Fortunately, modern cars are much safer than before, but is it possible to completely eliminate accidents? It seems almost impossible, but Mercedes-Benz wants to try.
This attempt has an official name with the German automaker: Vision Zero. In short, Mercedes wants to combine advanced driver assistance systems with infrastructure changes and better awareness of potentially dangerous environments. By 2030, Mercedes hopes to halve fatal or serious accidents involving its vehicles, compared to 2020 statistics. For 2050, the company wants Nope accidents at all.
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How exactly does Mercedes plan to do this? Building vehicles with advanced autonomous systems is part of that answer. Modern Mercedes vehicles already offer 40 different active driver assistance systems that can help prevent accidents or minimize injuries in the event of an unavoidable collision. Autonomous Emergency Braking and Steering Assist are arguably the best known of these systems, but other features such as Pre-Safe Sound – launched in 2016 – emit certain tones milliseconds before an impact, which may reduce the risk of hearing loss in the event of a loud crash.
Building a safer car is all well and good, but how can Mercedes control this? other what are drivers doing on the road? It will always be an uncontrolled variable in the equation, but changes to the traffic infrastructure are another part of the plan. This requires physical changes, although it is unclear when and how these changes will occur. However, Mercedes is highlighting the research it has done on more than 5,000 real crashes over 50 years to help drive change. The identification of high-risk locations via the Mercedes-Benz Road Safety Dashboard can further alert drivers to be especially vigilant when entering certain areas.
“At Mercedes-Benz, we pursue our vision of accident-free driving. In other words: no more accidents involving a Mercedes vehicle,” said Paul Dick, Head of Vehicle Safety at Mercedes-Benz Group AG. “We continue to work at full speed towards this goal. Highly automated and autonomous driving will be a key factor in its success. After all, vehicle safety has always been at the heart of the Mercedes-Benz brand – and we want to continue to develop this statement in the future.”
If you drive a vehicle, chances are you’ve been involved in at least one car accident. Fortunately, modern cars are much safer than before, but is it possible to completely eliminate accidents? It seems almost impossible, but Mercedes-Benz wants to try.
This attempt has an official name with the German automaker: Vision Zero. In short, Mercedes wants to combine advanced driver assistance systems with infrastructure changes and better awareness of potentially dangerous environments. By 2030, Mercedes hopes to halve fatal or serious accidents involving its vehicles, compared to 2020 statistics. For 2050, the company wants Nope accidents at all.
35 Pictures
How exactly does Mercedes plan to do this? Building vehicles with advanced autonomous systems is part of that answer. Modern Mercedes vehicles already offer 40 different active driver assistance systems that can help prevent accidents or minimize injuries in the event of an unavoidable collision. Autonomous Emergency Braking and Steering Assist are arguably the best known of these systems, but other features such as Pre-Safe Sound – launched in 2016 – emit certain tones milliseconds before an impact, which may reduce the risk of hearing loss in the event of a loud crash.
Building a safer car is all well and good, but how can Mercedes control this? other what are drivers doing on the road? It will always be an uncontrolled variable in the equation, but changes to the traffic infrastructure are another part of the plan. This requires physical changes, although it is unclear when and how these changes will occur. However, Mercedes is highlighting the research it has done on more than 5,000 real crashes over 50 years to help drive change. The identification of high-risk locations via the Mercedes-Benz Road Safety Dashboard can further alert drivers to be especially vigilant when entering certain areas.
“At Mercedes-Benz, we pursue our vision of accident-free driving. In other words: no more accidents involving a Mercedes vehicle,” said Paul Dick, Head of Vehicle Safety at Mercedes-Benz Group AG. “We continue to work at full speed towards this goal. Highly automated and autonomous driving will be a key factor in its success. After all, vehicle safety has always been at the heart of the Mercedes-Benz brand – and we want to continue to develop this statement in the future.”