STATE NEWS NSW & ACT 11
The two month trial of Collision Avoidance
Technology in 20 Sydney cabs is coming to an end, and results are being analysed.
The cabs had the technology installed in
January, after the NSW Taxi Council reached an agreement with The Car Kit Company who arethe official after market distributors in Australia of the award winning Mobileye technology.
It’s a first for the Australian taxi industry.
The technology utilises the latest in artificial
vision technology, together with a series of
algorithms, to monitor the distance to moving and stationery vehicles, bikes, pedestrians, or to determine whether the vehicle is crossing traffic lanes without indicating. It then alerts the driver to possible danger with visual and audible warnings, giving them 2.5 seconds to react.
Managing Director of The Car Kit Company, Clive Rogers, said the technology had proven extremely effective internationally.
“In the USA Mobileye installation in 4,500
refrigerated trucks resulted in a 37% reduction
in crash costs per mile travelled, and in Israel
where one insurance company demands
Mobileye for new drivers, it has seen a 45%
reduction in claims,” said Mr Rogers.
General Manager of Legion Cabs, Maroun
Ajaka, said the trial was well received.
“Our drivers spend a lot of time on the road,
especially in the Sydney CBD area and we
hope that this technology will help improve
the safety and performance of the fleet.”
The trial was due to finish at the end of March
and results are currently being tabulated. The
NSW Taxi Council will then consult with the
NSW Government on any future use of this
technology in taxis.
For further information on Mobileye go to
www.thecarkitcompany.com.au/mobileye-fleet.
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COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGY
“In the USA Mobileye installation in 4,500
refrigerated trucks resulted in a 37% reduction in crash costs per mile travelled, and in Israel where one insurance company demands Mobileye for new drivers, it has seen a 45% reduction in claims,” said Mr Rogers.
General Manager of Legion Cabs, Maroun
Ajaka, said the trial was well received.
“Our drivers spend a lot of time on the road,
especially in the Sydney CBD area and we
hope that this technology will help improve
the safety and performance of the fleet.”
The trial was due to finish at the end of March and results are currently being tabulated. The NSW Taxi Council will then consult with the NSW Government on any future use of this technology in taxis.
For further information on Mobileye go to
www.thecarkitcompany.com.au/mobileye-fleet.