Through communication between vehicles and GPS mobile phones carried by pedestrians, this system helps reduce traffic accidents involving pedestrians in areas that are obstructed from the driver's vision. Nissan will begin a major field operational test in the fall of 2008.
System features
This intelligent transport system cooperates with GPS mobile phones to detect pedestrians and alert drivers of the presence of pedestrians using voice and display messages on the car navigation monitor. It also helps to promote safer driving.
- * Intelligent Transport Systems
- Collects the position data of pedestrians by communicating with GPS mobile phones carried by pedestrians.
- Detects pedestrians in the direction ahead of the vehicle. This information is then sent to the server where it is determined if the driver should be alerted.
- Informs the driver the presence of unseen pedestrians via navigation voice message and display.
Objective of field operational tests
- Nissan is verifying what types of pedestrian data are most relevant to help prevent accidents. The development will investigate a variety of factors influencing the pedestrian-vehicle's relative positions, such as the directions in which pedestrians and the vehicle are moving, and the corresponding speeds and distances between them.
- Nissan will verify the most suitable means to inform the driver (display, voice message, etc.)