Japan Automobile manufacturers follow up brake priority system into a standard?
According to foreign media reports, Japan eight automobile manufacturer one of up to Mazda car recently announced that in order to strengthen the car safety measures for all models equipped with the "brake priority system" that is, while stepping on the gas pedal and the brake pedal, the brake will give priority to the work, thus protecting the driving safety. Mazda company says that Mazda Motor no sudden acceleration and cannot stop and brake-related traffic accidents, but in order to further improve vehicle safety performance, the company decided to newly developed vehicles and the use of an existing vehicle priority system "brake". Mazda hopes that by adopting this measure shows the importance of vehicle safety.
At the same time , Honda , Suzuki , Mitsubishi, Fuji heavy industry, and Dafa, Japan's major automobile manufacturers have expressed is considering adopting "brake priority system," because the system "possible solutions including driver's mistakes, all the problems caused by unexpected acceleration." Daihatsu car also indicated that the system could eventually become a standard configuration, as airbags or braking systems. It is understood that Nissan , automobile is currently the only company in almost all models are equipped with the function of the Japan Automobile manufacturers. Toyota CEO Toyota chapter men recently held a press conference in Tokyo also announced that in future the production of all vehicles are equipped with priority "brake" System.
United States reconstruction Toyota car suddenly accelerated events
United States California police 8, say, a Toyota Prius (Gallery Forum) -car in local high speed on our roads when all of a sudden acceleration, fortunately with the help of owners in lujing stopped the car and escape.
The California Highway Patrol said, 61-year-old owner James ・ Sikes day driving to San Diego city near Interstate Highway No. 8, and found the car suddenly automatically speed up and out of control. Vehicle to a speed of more than 145 km on the road. California Lujing received Sikes for help to get this road after, using loudspeakers guidance Sikes through emergency brake system and the way that auto stop engine deceleration. Vehicle decelerating and eventually stop, police used police cars rear bumper face the front of the car.
Due to its variety of car gas pedal, driver seat mat, brakes and other parts for defects, Toyota months successively in global recall of more than 800 million cars. United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said earlier this month, they received many complaints from Toyota owners complain about the recall repair auto automatic acceleration problems still exist.
Industry views
Motor repair experts: "brake" is not the priority system standard
"' Brake priority system ' in domestic is not a standard automotive products, whether or not to assemble the system completely depends on the choice of manufacturers. "Industry experts said," of course, the Assembly of motor vehicles with this system, even under normal circumstances the brake, the braking distance is better than no assembling the system significantly reduces the vehicle's safety performance is greatly improved. ”