STOP THE CRASH! TALK TO THE EXPERTS ABOUT REDUCING YOUR FLEET COSTS AND IMPROVING YOUR DRIVERS SAFETY.

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1 STOP THE CRASH! TALK TO THE EXPERTS ABOUT REDUCING YOUR FLEET COSTS AND IMPROVING YOUR DRIVERS SAFETY

2 AEB provides a real opportunity for reduction in crashes, and their associated material damage and personal injury. As the demand for these systems increases, the technology behind them continues to develop fast, resulting in even more effective systems. With 75% of all crashes occurring at less than 20mph, Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) has the capacity to completely avoid the most common real world accident scenarios and to mitigate many others, keeping drivers safe and vehicles on the road. A real world study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the US showed that AEB reduces crashes by up to 25%. Following analysis by Thatcham on the potential benefits of widespread adoption of low-speed AEB into the UK fleet, UK insurers have incentivised the adoption of AEB systems into new cars. A significant reduction has been offered to the group rating of vehicles which have AEB as standard fit and are also successful in meeting the requirements of Thatcham s AEB test protocol. In the 50 group system, a consequent premium reduction on a specific vehicle type on a like for like basis is of the order of 10%, however this remains the decision of individual insurers. Most manufacturers now have an AEB system, a FCW (Forward Collision Warning), or both, on offer or in development. The availability of these systems as standard is constantly increasing and is not merely restricted to premium models. The following charts show which UK vehicles now have AEB (or FCW) fitted either as standard or as an option. IT S AS EASY AS AEB New vehicle systems are now available which automatically apply emergency braking to a vehicle if a crash is imminent. Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) technology enables a vehicle to avoid a low-speed car-tocar impact, which would typically lead to substantial vehicle damage or claims for whiplash injuries, or mitigate a high speed crash reducing injury and damage. AEB systems use signals from LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging), RADAR or camera sensors mounted on the vehicle, which detect that a vehicle is about to strike another and apply full emergency braking to either mitigate the accident or avoid it altogether. LIDAR sensors are designed to work at low speeds and monitor the distance between a vehicle and the vehicle in front. RADAR sensors are fitted at the front of the vehicle, work at motorway speeds and are capable of detecting obstacles at long range. Camera sensors are capable of distinguishing pedestrians and other vulnerable road users as well as vehicles. Cameras, LIDAR and RADARs can work in conjunction with one another in a process called sensor fusion which detects vehicles and pedestrians at greater distances and at faster speeds. Find out more at REDUCE LOW SPEED COLLISIONS CUT INSURANCE COSTS AND MINIMISE VEHICLE DOWNTIME MANAGE DUTY OF CARE AND IMPROVE SAFETY

3 AEB and FCW Fitments MODEL SYSTEM NAME MODEL SYSTEM NAME AUDI A3 HONDA Accord Collision Mitigation Braking System A4 Civic Collision Mitigation Braking System A5 CR-V (Sept 2013 on) Collision Mitigation Braking System A6 Plus A7 Plus INFINITI A8 Plus EX Q5 Q7 Braking Guard FX BMW 3 series (2012 on) G 4 series M 5 series 6 series T Driving Assistant Plus 7 Series Driving Assistant Plus JAGUAR i3 XF Advanced Emergency Brake Assist X5 XF Intelligent Emergency Braking X5 Driving Assistant Plus XJ Advanced Emergency Brake Assist X6 CITROEN LEXUS CT200h Pre Crash System C4 Picasso Active Radar Guided Cruise Control GS (Mar 2012 on) Pre Crash System C4 Grand Picasso Active Radar Guided Cruise Control IS Pre Crash System LS Advanced Pre Crash System FIAT LS Adaptive Cruise Control System 500L City Brake Control RX (Jul 2012 on) Pre Crash System Panda City Brake Control FORD MAZDA 6 (2012 on) Smart City Braking System B-MAX CX-5 Smart City Braking System C-MAX Fiesta (2013 on) MERCEDES-BENZ Focus A-Class 2.0 Focus + Brake Support A-Class Galaxy + Brake Support B-Class 2.0 Kuga (2013 on) B-Class Kuga (2013 on) Adaptive Cruise Control System C-Class Mondeo + Brake Support CL-Class S-MAX + Brake Support CLS-Class

4 MODEL SYSTEM NAME MODEL SYSTEM NAME E-Class E-Class G-Class GL-Class 2.0 GL-Class M-Class M-Class S-Class SL-Class SLK-Class CLA CLA MITSUBISHI Outlander Adaptive Cruise Control System RANGE ROVER Range Rover ACC with Emergency Brake Assist Sport ACC with Adv. Emergency Brake Assist ROLLS ROYCE Ghost ibrake 2 Wraith ibrake 2 SEAT Mii Brake Assistant Town SKODA Citigo City Safe Drive Octavia (2013 on) Front Assist TOYOTA Avensis Land Cruiser Prius+ Prius3 Astra GTC Cascada Insignia (2013 on) Insignia (2013 on) Insignia (to 2013) Mokka Zafira Tourer VW CC Golf VII Passat Phaeton Touareg up! ACC Stop n Go Front Camera & Forward Collision Alert City Emergency Braking Front Assist (Phaeton) Inc. City Emergency Braking City Emergency Braking VOLVO S60 CitySafety S60 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection S80 CitySafety S80 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection V40 CitySafety V40 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection V60 CitySafety V60 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection V70 CitySafety V70 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection XC60 CitySafety XC60 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection XC70 CitySafety XC70 Collision Warning with Full Autobrake & Pedestrian Detection These fitment ratings are a guide for anyone purchasing a new car. Both AEB and FCW systems are rated, so please ask the manufacturer before purchase for full information about the operation of the system you are considering. AEB systems will automatically apply braking in an emergency if the driver is unresponsive, and some will also issue a warning. Whereas FCW systems will only issue a warning and apply brake support boosting the brake force, but require the driver to react. Please note the coloured bars show the proportion of the range with each type of fitment. Correct at time of print, Oct VAUXHALL Astra with Automatic Brake Intervention

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