Mercedes-Benz Demonstrated Their Smart Stop System

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It’s so cool!!  Wireless stop system!  Sounds like you just have a monitor

Smart Stop system - a wireless safety system which will actually stop the car for you whenever you fail to heed a red light.

BUT unfortunately for road users, this technology doesn’t look likely to be implemented in production vehicles anytime soon, since it will need to depend on smart intersections to work. This would mean having Congress, regional/local governments and the entire ind…

Benznews, Brake Light October 8th 2009

Mercedes-Benz Vito and Viano get new Adaptive Brake Light

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From now on, every newly ordered Vito or Viano will be equipped with a new safety function at no extra cost: the “Adaptive Brake Light” ensures more safety in road traffic. During heavy braking from a vehicle speed greater than 50km/h, the Electronic Stability Program ESP activates the new “Adaptive Brake Light” safety function, which [...]

Brake Light May 29th 2009