A new Nissan system called the Safety Shield promises to make parking dings and minor accidents a thing of the past.
It uses downward-looking cameras and sonar to create a 360-degree bird’s eye view, allowing the driver to park perfectly. The set-up also picks up GPS signals from mobile phones and the navigation systems of other vehicles, sensing whether a collision – with a car or person – is likely. It then flashes an alert to the driver on the dashboard.
There’s a blind spot alert, too. If another vehicle is in the danger zone, a wing mirror warning light illuminates. Expect the Safety Shield to debut on production cars next year.
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