'i-ACTIVSENSE' for All-New Mazda6



Advanced Safety Technologies 'i-ACTIVSENSE' for All-New Mazda6


HIROSHIMA, Japan—

Mazda Motor Corporation will incorporate "i-ACTIVSENSE" technologies into the all-new Mazda6 (known as Atenza in Japan) to be launched later this year. i-ACTIVSENSE is a series of Mazda's advanced safety technologies designed to aid the driver in recognizing hazards, avoiding collisions and reducing the severity of accidents when they cannot be avoided.

At Mazda, the research and development of safety technology is based upon the company's safety philosophy, Mazda Proactive Safety, which aims to minimize the risk of an accident by maximizing the range of conditions in which the driver can safely operate the vehicle.

Mazda's i-ACTIVSENSE is an umbrella term covering a series of advanced safety technologies, developed in line with Mazda Proactive Safety, which make use of detection devices such as milliwave radars and cameras. They includes active safety technologies that support safe driving by helping the driver to recognize potential hazards, and pre-crash safety technologies which help to avert collisions or reduce their severity in situations where they cannot be avoided. The all-new Mazda6 will be equipped with the full range of i-ACTIVSENSE technologies*, offering excellent safety performance over a wide range of driving conditions.

* In the Japanese market. i-ACTIVSENSE technologies available in the all-new Mazda6 will vary between markets.

Table of i-ACTIVSENSE technologies

Driving Support.
Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC)
Judges the relative speed and distance to the car ahead, and works within a set speed range to maintain a safe following distance, thus alleviating some of the burden on the driver when driving on highways.


Hazard Recognition Support.
Forward Obstruction Warning (FOW)
Detects vehicles in front and alerts the driver to an approaching risk of collision early enough for the driver to brake or take evasive action.

Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
Detects lane markings on the road surface and warns drivers of imminent unintentional lane departures.


Rear Vehicle Monitoring (RVM)
Detects cars in the blind spot on either side or approaching from behind and alerts the driver to potential risks.


High-Beam Control System (HBC)
Detects oncoming traffic and vehicles in front and automatically switches headlights between high and low beam, improving visibility at night and aiding hazard avoidance.


Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS)
Supports safe driving at night by turning the headlights based on the degree of steering input and vehicle speed to maximize illumination and visibility at curves and intersections.


Collision Avoidance - Damage Reduction Support
Smart Brake Support (SBS)
Helps reduce the severity of a collision by automatically applying the brakes when a risk of frontal collision is detected while driving at speeds of 15km/h or more.


Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
Automatically stops or reduces the speed of the car when there is a risk of collision with the vehicle in front while travelling at speeds of between 4 and 30 km/h in order to help the driver to avoid or reduce the severity of a crash.


Acceleration Control for Automatic Transmission
Avoids sudden acceleration by curbing engine power output and alerts the driver if the accelerator pedal is pressed excessively while there is an obstacle in front of the car.


Mazda's advanced safety technology "i-ACTIVSENSE"

The ultimate goal of Mazda Proactive Safety is the realization of a collision-free automotive society. In pursuit of this ideal Mazda will continue to expand its research and development of safety technologies in order to provide customers with both driving pleasure and outstanding environmental and safety performance.

Mazda's Safety Philosophy
Mazda's safety philosophy, which guides the research and development of safety technologies, is based on understanding, respecting and trusting the driver.

To drive safely it is essential to recognize potential hazards, exercise good judgment and operate the vehicle in an appropriate fashion. Mazda aims to support these essential functions so drivers can drive safely and with peace of mind, despite changing driving conditions.
But drivers are human beings, and human beings are fallible. So Mazda offers a range of technologies which help to prevent or reduce the damage resulting from an accident.

 

At this stage it looks like for Mazda Japan market Only, unsure if you can turn off?
Much of this in time will be mandatory in a few years..

Like DSC or ESC will be mandatory in all cars by 2014 in Europe, already is mandatory from 2012 here in Australia.

 

Mazda Japan promo vids...

 

Nice... can it be disabled?

 

The Mazda 6 will be here for a long time. The rx8 had it running for 8 years and it loose steam...sucks, but I have the 6 though.

 

Yeah, my first car was a 626(old mazda6-series i guess lol) and those have been around for a long time. I wonder if that safety system would go nuts on a tight windy mountain road heheh.

 

At a quick glance, I'm wondering if any of these technologies are specifically unique or improved with Mazda's implementation. Many of these features have been used with other brands, so it doesn't sound like a whole lot should be too shocking for us. I guess the mystery is what can and can't be disabled. For the vast majority of drivers, I can't say I mind these systems, though I also understand why some might complain if they can't be disabled. The only issue I see with having the ability to disable them is the potential for people to abuse that and do stupid things. There are too many wrecked 8 threads that involve someone turning the traction control off on public roads.

Not really on topic for the particular discussion at hand. Also, poor grammar and spelling make it difficult to understand what you're trying to convey. I really have no clue why you feel the need to post so often when you have little to nothing to contribute to the thread topic.

 

Yeah, nothing is unique to Mazda.

Not sure what the complaint is though

Active cruise control: Easily 'disabled' by not using the cruise control, but if you want to use cruise control, then you will probably find it useful

Lane Departure warning: Might get irritating for deliberate lane changes that are very gradual, but just being more firm about changes should clear that issue.

Blind spot monitoring: useful. Not even sure why someone would WANT this disabled.

High Beam control: I don't have to manually move the lever while I'm trying to keep both hands on the wheel around mountain roads? Sign me up! Unless you want to disable this so you make sure you blind the drivers coming. You can do that anyway with a manual activation I bet

Adaptive lighting around corners: Why would you want this disabled? I like my headlights pointing down the road, which my preference is for roads that don't extend in front of the car, but toward the side.... curves.

Smart brake: Applies the brakes if you don't. Apply the brakes yourself and this won't trigger?

City Brake: Applies the brakes if you don't. Apply the brakes yourself and this won't trigger?


I applaud all of them. People buy commuter cars for their efficiency, driver features, and safety features. The new 6 is giving people lots of reasons to buy it.

Why is this a bad thing?

None of them are even dealing with circumstances brought about by spirited canyon carving or track duty. I really don't see what the problem is with them.

 

Eh, really don't like the idea of 'auto-braking' and the audible warnings before them. I guess I feel like it'll be making a lot of warning/noises when driving lol's. That certainly steered me away from the prius with its reversing beeping noise lol.

 

At what point are you going to complain about the audible warning? As the ECU goes into full ABS to try to save as much sheet metal and injury as possible when it sees that you weren't paying attention and the collision is now completely unavoidable? Or when you are still in the threshold of when the ECU sees that a collision is avoidable, but not for long, and you STILL aren't on the brakes?


The only time it will be giving you warnings is when you aren't paying attention and waiting for the car to tell you what you need to be doing. Drive properly and the only systems listed here which will even activate are adaptive lighting angle, and automatic reduction to low beam from high beam with oncoming cars.

Blind zone monitoring only triggers when there is a car there and you hit that signal. Braking assists only trigger when you fail to slow the vehicle yourself. Lane departure warning only triggers if you can't keep the vehicle in the lane.


I see these the same as air bags and seatbelts. 99.9999% of the time they will never even trigger because you are driving properly. A moment of inattention or another car doing something stupid around you and your car reacts to reduce damage and injury. I don't see what the problem is.

 

The only reason I'd be potentially annoyed with the systems is if they don't function perfectly.

My dad's infiniti had a lane departure warning which we always turned off because it was a little overly sensitive and didn't handle roads with faded lines very well. Of course, there were times that it was effective, but the errors just got annoying. I will note that this was when this was when the system was relatively new, so it was far from perfected at that point.

The same could be said about most of the warning systems. If they go off erroneously too often, that would be enough to warrant disabling them. I would hope they've improved the design of these systems enough that it wont be an issue.

 

^If it annoys tailgaters i'm all for it!

 

Oh really? The annoying reverse noise is what steered you away from a Prius. Interesting. I thought maybe the fact it's a Prius would have done the job but I guess not.