YOKOHAMA (Feb. 8, 2010) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that its eco-drive support system, Eco-mode function and Navigation-linked speed control, employed in Nissan's compact vehicles has won the ANRE (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy) Director-General's award in the 20th annual Energy Conservation Prize. Yeah, that’s the NAVI system that’s will slow the vehicle down if you are approaching a curve too fast and has the Smooth Acceleration Assist that will use computer calculations to speed up your car at the most ‘fuel efficient rate’. I haven’t driven one yet so I will save my cautious anticipations of self driven vehicles until its more widely released here in the States, but it is cool that Nissan is already winning awards with the technology! Read the press release here.
A pack of 2010 small pick ups were crashed up recently by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and take a guess at which truck came out of the smashup with the highest ratings? Well, this is a Nissan site so theres no wayfor a cliffhanger there! The Nissan Frontier was given the highest overall safety ratings and in addition to having really good front, side and rollover ratings the Frontiers roof strength is the highest measured! With the recent attention to vehicle safety its awesome to see our trucks again leading the way in passenger protection. See the rest of the field here.
In response to the recent and very serious concerns about vehicle safety, Nissan has issued an overview of the ways that Nissan has ensured that ‘unintended acceleration’ is not a cause for worry when driving a Nissan product. It address the three key areas of the issue other car makers are dealing with; the accelerator pedal, the start stop button and floor mats. Its worth taking a moment to click the picture, or the link here. Drive safe everyone
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