BUSMAKERS NEWS * Germany
* Mercedes Benz Sprinter with five new Assistance Systems
Stuttgart,Germany -Busworld -10 March 2013: -- Mercedes-Benz Vans has equipped the Sprinter with five new assistance systems, including three world premieres for this category of vehicle: Crosswind Assist, Collision Prevention Assist and Blind Spot Assist. The new systems are expected to be introduced in Sprinter minibuses in just a few months... Crosswind Assist keeps a Sprinter safely on course when the wind is gusting strongly. The Collision Prevention Assist alerts the driver if the vehicle gets too close to other moving vehicles on the road ahead or to the end of a queue of traffic, while the Blind Spot Assist warns a driver that is about to change lane that vehicles in the next lane are dangerously close. All three systems are celebrating their world premieres in this vehicle class on the Sprinter... Also new are the Lane Keeping Assist and Highbeam Assist. Generally speaking, accidents involving vans happen in very similar ways to those involving passenger cars. This has been evidenced by a recent research report undertaken by, amongst others, accident researchers working on behalf of the insurance companies, and Germany's Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt). When it came to looking at the mileage, the researchers even registered a lower accident risk for vans and minibuses than for passenger cars...
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