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Excessive visibility clothes could also be invisible to fashionable automobile expertise, research says

By Editorial Board Published February 20, 2025 2 Min Read
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Excessive visibility clothes could also be invisible to fashionable automobile expertise, research says

Excessive-visibility clothes could make pedestrians and cyclists invisible to fashionable braking expertise, a research has instructed.

Automated emergency braking (AEB) techniques, that are fitted to all new automobiles, routinely apply the brakes if the potential for a collision is detected and the driving force fails to reply shortly sufficient.

However a research by the US-based Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) indicated the techniques could have a “blind spot” for reflective gadgets.

Researchers carried out trials involving a crash take a look at dummy and three automobiles travelling at 25mph: a Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5 and Subaru Forester.

The Honda and Mazda hit the dummy whereas it was sporting reflective strips, whereas the Honda additionally did not decelerate when a high-visibility jacket was placed on the model.

The Subaru slowed down in all assessments besides when the dummy wore reflective strips in very low mild.

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IIHS president David Harkey stated the outcomes recommend automobile producers “need to tweak their pedestrian automatic emergency braking systems”.

He stated: “It’s untenable that the clothes that pedestrians, cyclists and roadway workers wear to be safe may make them harder for crash avoidance technology to recognise.”

“This is a worrisome blind spot,” he added.

Mazda stated in a press release: “Road safety for everyone, including those in and around our vehicles, is a top priority for Mazda.

“Our engineers are constantly working to enhance Mazda’s crash avoidance techniques and are already utilizing these newest IIHS outcomes to additional help us on this work, with particular consideration for nighttime pedestrian eventualities.”

Honda and Subaru have been approached for a remark.

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