Don't stop the car from going

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According to the Tokyo Traffic Institute, 90% of all accidents in Japan are caused by the driver and only ten are due to vehicle breakdown. And now the largest companies - Honda, Toyota and Subaru - have developed and began testing the electronic Active Driver Assistance (ADA) system. A radar operating in the infrared wavelength range is installed in the bumper of the car, which measures the distance to the car in front. A small video camera located on the windshield records lane markings. Information from these devices enters the on-board computer, which automatically reduces the speed of the car if the distance to the rear bumper of the vehicle in front becomes dangerous, and also straightens the trajectory if the lane is not maintained. When cornering, the automatic transmission switches on a downshift if the car enters a bend at high speed. The simplest autorecloser system, developed by Toyota, costs $648, and the most expensive, made by Subaru, costs $5,099.