Nissan rolls Note a mountainside – Autozine

October 27, 2014 | To illustrate the power of the Safety Shield, made Nissan a copy of the new NOTE a mountainside roles in the biggest inflatable ball in the world: the CarZorb. Such inflatable, double ball is called ‘zorb’ and ever invented in New Zealand, as a pastime for thrill seekers. Lovers of excitement and adventure can climb into the zorb and rolls at speeds up to 60 km / h of a hill.

Nissan developed on the basis of the zorb ‘CarZorb’, with a real Nissan NOTE. The colossal creation has a diameter of 6 meters and a circumference of more than 18 meters.

It took more than two months to manufacture the ball over a ton. The CarZorb was then tested on a secret military base in the United Kingdom. The stunt was designed to illustrate the operation of Nissan’s Safety Shield; a package of assistance and safety systems to the Nissan driver warn of danger and to protect them from accidents.

The Nissan NOTE is full of technology to make driving safer. Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Warning and Moving Object Detection constitute the Nissan Safety Shield. This package of safety equipment operates on the basis of the technique of 360 ° Around View Monitor and the images that pass the groundbreaking, self-cleaning camera to the system.

“The Nissan NOTE is equipped with a range of safety systems that protect the vehicle and its occupants as a safe bubble “, says Bastien Schupp, Vice President Strategy & amp; Marketing. “Nissan Safety Shield is second to none and exceeds the safety in any other small family cars. The development of the colossal CarZorb was an exciting and impressive way to illustrate what Nissan’s Safety Shield actually can and does.”

Nissan Safety Shield includes the following three systems:

1. Blind Spot Warning: This system uses a widescreen camera on the back, those vehicles in the blind spot on either side of the car signals. If a vehicle is detected, light a discreet warning light in the glass exterior
2. Lane Departure Warning:. Gives the driver a warning if the vehicle is about to unintentionally leave the lane. Research shows that Lane Departure Warning nearly one in ten accidents when changing lanes might occur. In 78 percent of the (near) accidents and unintentional lane deviations is inattention of the driver responsible
3. Moving Object Detection.; Building on the capabilities of the Around View Monitor is this new feature a digital co-pilot who warns the driver to approaching traffic while in reverse. The camera is mounted on the rear and offers more than 180 degree image that is displayed on the 5.8-inch screen Nissan Connect.