mercedes has set itself an ambitious target so that its vehicles are not involved in no accidents by 2050 under the so-called scheme “Vision Zero”, Which wants zero deaths in traffic accidents for the time being. The German House also wants to significantly reduce the number of people injured or killed in accidents by 2030, halving the 2020 figure.
Star’s firm says its accident investigation unit is already conducting extensive investigations in North America, China, India and Europe. World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that approximately Every year 1.3 million people die in road accidents worldwide, and up to 50 million are seriously injured. For this reason, “At Mercedes we follow our approach of accident-free driving. In other words: no more accidents with Mercedes vehicles,” says the company.
“Highly automated and autonomous driving will make a decisive contribution to its success.” And as the automotive market continues toward essentially full autonomous driving, some driver-assistance features will feature prominently in safety discussions. All manufacturers are adopting driver assistance featuresLike lane keeping, blind spot detection or automatic emergency braking, all the way to autonomous driving.
But driver-assistance technology is only part of the plan, as Mercedes says it will also have to partner with global organizations, urban planners, various governments and local road commissions. As for modern Mercedes cars, these Already provide 40 active driver assistance systems(ADAS) which can help prevent accidents or reduce injuries if a collision is unavoidable.
Over the years, Mercedes has been a leader in the safety department. From dual-circuit hydraulic brake systems in 1963 to anti-lock brakes (ABS) in 1978, driver (1981) and passenger (1987) airbags, electronic stability control (ESP) in 1995, and Partial autonomous braking in 2006, The Stuttgart-based brand continues to develop new active and passive security technologies that are eventually being introduced across the industry, already having Level 3 autonomy approval.
Making cars safe is great, but How can Mercedes control what other drivers are doing on the road? This will always be an undocumented variable in the equation, but a change in traffic infrastructure is another part of the plan. This requires physical changes, although when and how those changes will occur is not currently known. However, Mercedes highlighted the research it conducted on more than 5,000 real-world accidents over the course of 50 years to help drive change.
Of course, as the German company and the rest of the market continue to move toward electric vehicles, the focus will be on mitigating the particular risks that come with such vehicles, which take on members alive. It must be said that Mercedes is not the first manufacturer to have promised that there will be no fatalities in its cars; In 2016, the brand associated with safety for many consumers, VolvoThe same was promised for 2020. Reaching such goals is difficult, but it can be tried.
Source: Mercedes
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