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Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy ›› 2011, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (2): 111-121.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8484.2011.02.003

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Status and prospect of automotive safety technology in China

 ZHAO  Fu-Quan, WU  Cheng-Ming, PAN  Zhi-Jie, LIU  Wei-Guo, LIU  Wei   

  1. Geely Automotive Research Institute, Hangzhou 311228, China
  • Received:2011-04-14 Online:2011-07-11 Published:2011-07-11
  • About author:Dr. ZHAO Fuquan (Frank ZHAO),Ph.D., the vice president of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited. He got his doctorate degree in Engineering Science of Hiroshima University in Japan in March of 1992. He has published more than 100 academic dissertation papers in English or Japanese on automobile technologies. He written 5 English books. At present he is conducting automobile R&D. He is a part-time professor in Tsinghua University, Jilin University and Tongji University. He was accredited as a Fellow by the Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE in April 2006.

Abstract:  Investments of automotive safety technology have substantially been increased due to heavy casualty in traffic accident in China. It thereby accelerates the improvement of R&D capability of safety technology and commercialization process. The fact that the domestic-brand vehicles have achieved C-NCAP 5-star rating marks a great leap forward in terms of passive safety technology in China. The research of passive safety is further performed with regard to pedestrian protection, rear-row passenger’s protection, whiplash protection and cyclist protection. Meanwhile, the research and development of active safety, pre-crash safety and intelligent automotive network system have become the focuses. The perfect combination of high level active and passive safety technology regarding to passenger, vehicle and environment will promote the accomplishment of safety philosophy of zero crash and zero casualty. The subject establishment of state-level development and industrialization, and regulations constitution and perfection thereof will become the driving force of rapid growth of auto safety technology

Key words: automotive safety, active safety, pedestrian protection, whiplash protection, pre-crash safety, intelligent transport systems

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