{"id":593,"date":"2008-02-25T01:14:30","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T01:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/02\/25\/mazda-to-start\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:22:34","slug":"mazda-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/02\/25\/mazda-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda to Start Road Trials of the ASV-4 Advanced Safety Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/p1j03758s1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"297\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/p1j03758s.jpg\" alt=\"P1j03758s\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> Mazda has started testing the ASV-4 on public roads in the Hiroshima region. The ASV-4 is a vehicle which utilizes vehicle-to-vehicle communications to alert drivers of oncoming vehicles at blind intersections or on twisting roads with limited visibility.<\/p>\n<p>By reducing driver oversight or error, Mazda aims to mitigate two vehicle collisions at blind intersections, rear-end collisions and accidents when a vehicle performs right turns.<\/p>\n<p>As predicted the number refers to the fourth ASV vehicle which is part of a project that began in 1991. Previous projects gave birth to various advanced safety technologies. These include: a rear vehicle monitoring system that detects vehicles approaching from behind at highway speeds; and Mazda\u2019s Precrash Safety System, which uses milliwave radar to monitor for oncoming obstacles, then alerts the driver and automatically applies the brakes if necessary. <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.petrol-head.com\/2008\/02\/cars-that-cant.html\"><br \/>These new safety devices have recently been praised by Thatcham. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mazda has started testing the ASV-4 on public roads in the Hiroshima region. The ASV-4 is a vehicle which utilizes vehicle-to-vehicle communications to alert drivers of oncoming vehicles at blind intersections or on twisting roads with limited visibility. 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