Predictive Forward Collision Warning

May 16, 2017

2017 INFINITI Q70

Because Anticipation Is Your Most Valuable Asset

According to a study conducted by the Association for Safe International Road Travel, roughly 37,000 people die in auto accidents in the United States each year. An additional 2.35 million are injured, all of which comes to a total cost of roughly $230.6 billion annually – or about $820 per person. Unless some type of action is taken, road traffic injuries are expected to become the fifth leading cause of death globally by as soon as 2030.

When it comes to your ability to make safe driving decisions, paying attention to what is currently going on with the drivers around you is only half the battle. Being able to anticipate exactly what a driver might do next is also essential, which is what INFINITI’s Predictive Forward Collision Warning feature is all about.

Predictive Forward Collision Warning: What You Need to Know

Predictive Forward Collision is more than just another safety feature – it’s actually the world’s first system that can warn the driver of risks that might be obstructed from their current forward field of vision. Armed with state-of-the-art technology, your INFINITY vehicle can use a series of cameras and sensors to determine the relative velocity and the distance of not only the car directly in front of you, but the one that might be in front of that one, too.

Using all this information, it can “sense” when something bad is about to occur. If the car two positions ahead of you on the highway brakes unexpectedly and the driver immediately in front of your car isn’t paying attention, you’ll still get a warning – providing you with the precious seconds you need to do something about it and react in the safest way possible.

Even if a dangerous situation doesn’t start with the driver two vehicles ahead of you, the Predictive Forward Collision Warning will still operate much like other INFINITI safety features. You will get a series of warnings alerting you both to the potential risks and to the severity of the situation, giving you ample opportunity to react accordingly.

It’s important to note that Predictive Forward Collision Warning was only designed to alert you before a collision occurs – it was not intended to prevent a collision with 100% accuracy. Speed and other environmental limitations may affect the feature’s ability to work properly. As always, even the most advanced safety system in the world cannot replace safe and responsible driving decisions. The best defense you have in situations like this one is and will always be to drive with care.

Orlando INFINITI

At Orlando INFINITI, we believe that PFCW and other features go a long way towards making INFINITI one of the safest and most trusted brands in the automotive industry today. If you’d like to find out more information about this feature and its intended uses, or if you have any other important questions that you’d like to see answered, please don’t hesitate to contact us today.