The Hindu Business Line : DaimlerChrysler's new vehicle range to focus on safety

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Improved anti-locking brake system.
Radars to automatically judge distance.
Ability to warn driver if vehicle gets out of control.

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Pune Jan. 23 Global car major DaimlerChrysler is all set to roll out their hybrid, mild hybrid and fuel cell vehicles within the next two to five years.

Talking to presspersons, Professor Dr Bharat Balasubramanium, Vice- President for Group Research and Advanced Engineering for electric/electronic, IT and processes, said it was working at different levels on these vehicles.

He noted that Mercedes Benz had about 60 buses and 60 A-class vehicles in different locations, running on different fuels. The other major focus of the company, he said, was to ensure that ``customers could have fun while driving their vehicles but would be fully protected from all sides in case of accident''.

System impact

The vehicles will be an integration of active and passive systems. It has improved anti-locking brake systems and systems to warn the driver if the vehicle is out of control.

He noted that featureswhich prepare occupants for collision and reduce the consequences of the impact were common because of the Presafe standard, which the company has been using since 2002. He said that in case of an accident, the systems would close the side windows and roof and ensure that the occupant sits in an upright position to minimise crash impact.

The final phase, the rescue operation, includes cutting-off the fuel pump, unlocking the doors and lowering the side windows so that the gases, which leak out of the airbags, have a way out.

He said it would also build a link with a mobile or call centre to give details of the position of the occupant and the severity of the crash so that aid could be brought in fast. When asked about the progress of the radar system, he said it could automatically adjust the distance, accelerate or decelerate as the occasion demanded but at this point of time, cannot detect the presence of a bullock cart.

The professor noted that another area of concern for DaimlerChrysler as it introduces its latest diesel version models is the quality of diesel available in India.

Commenting on the Chakan facility, Dr Wilfred Aulbur, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, DaimlerChrysler India, said that that it was progressing on time and would be moving in by the end of 2008.

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