Mazda Motor Corporation has developed smart city brake support (SCBS), an advanced safety technology, which the company says helps a driver to avoid a frontal collision when driving at low speeds in the city or in slow traffic.
Mazda's all-new crossover SUV, the Mazda CX-5, will features the SCBS system, which uses a laser sensor to detect a vehicle or obstacle in front and automatically reduces the extent of the brake rotor travel to quicken braking operation.
SCBC automatically activates the brakes and reduces the engine output in case the driver fails to perform any operation to avoid a collision, such as applying the brake, thereby helping to avoid collisions or mitigate the damage from rear-end collisions at low speeds.
The SCBS system also includes acceleration control for automatic transmission, which the company says helps avoid unintentional acceleration that could be caused by depressing the accelerator instead of the brake pedal.
The system is designed to avoid, or mitigate the damage from a collision when the speed difference between the driver's car and the vehicle in front is less than 30km/h.
Mazda said it intends to extend its advanced safety technologies, such as SCBS, to upcoming new models, in addition to the Mazda CX-5.
