Smart Cars

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Smart Cars
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How much do you know about smart cars?
Where and when was the first smart car made?
The first Smart, then called the smart Micro
Compact Car City Coupe, came off the assembly
line at the "Smartville" plant in Hambach,
France, in 1998.
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• Smart is short for Swatch Mercedes ART.
• 2. Smart car is a vehicle equipped with
  multimedia digital systems, such as sensors,
  in-car navigation systems, Global Positioning
  Systems, small radars to make driving safe and
  fast, so its versatile.
• 3. It a application of artificial intelligent in
  vehicles.
• 4. It plays a important role in Intelligent
  Transport Systems(ITS).

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What are the features of smart cars?
They can see, hear, feel, smell, talk and
act. They can eliminate most car accidents. They
can alert the police and provide precise location
if stolen. They can monitor ones driving and the
driving condition nearby. They can alert the
driver who feels drowsy. They can locate your car
precisely and warn of traffic jams.
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Now, lets show you a famous brand of smart cars,
ZAP.
ZAP is proud to be the first U.S. distributor to
offer one of the most fuel-efficient, gas-powered
cars on the planet. This new car has been
designed as the car of the future with many
"smart" features that address today's crowded
urban traffic and rising energy prices. Don't be
fooled by its charming, futuristic look, the
SMART will surprise you with its handling, its
stylish, roomy interior for 2 passengers, and its
innovative design. After taking Europe by storm,
ZAP is bringing the Americanized version that is
a U.S. Compliant direct import automobile.
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Features of smart car ZAP
1. Smart Vitals Performance Handling Spacious
Interior for Two Exchangeable Body Panels
SMART-Safe Construction Automatic Transmission
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2.Standard Features Anti-Lock Braking
Rack and pinion Steering Exchangeable Body
Panels Power Windows Power doorlocks
3. Performance 60 hp, 3-cylinder, rear-mounted
turbo engine sequential 6-speed
transmission automatic or manual mode
selectable Tank Capacity 8.7 gallons
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Why is the Smart car so safe? The tridion safety
cell forms the core element of the body of each
smart car. It is manufactured exclusively from
high-tensile steel and creates a cage-like safety
structure for the occupants. The tridion safety
cell makes the smart city-coupe one of the safest
of small cars with regard to its crash safety
characteristics. This has been confirmed by
numerous crash tests conducted in Europe.
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Every coin has two sides. Intelligent vehicles
make our travels convenient, meanwhile it may
cause some severe problems.
advantages
disadvantages
The traffic problems may became more and more
serious, such as occupation of lanes. It may
cause park shortage. In-vehicle systems throw
people back on (????)high-tech.
To enhance the road-safety
To diminishing fuel consumption and
contamination To improve the efficiency and save
time
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prospect
1Development of the intelligent vehicle
industry will become a global trend. The
government plans to have Taiwan's first own-brand
intelligent vehicle produced by 2008 in
Taiwan. 2There are markets for individual
intelligent vehicle components that increase
safety, comfort, or convenience. 3Human
intelligence can give smart car more practical
features, such as a heads up display and
voice-operated control-systems.
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Remaining challenges
Stimulative policy is the most powerful
promotion. So many people dont convert their
conceptions to accept smart cars. Because of the
challenges of combining intelligent highways with
the existing highway system, fully automated
vehicle operation is still some years away
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Artificial intelligence
Smart car is a kind of artificial intelligence.
Nowadays, it has applied in every aspect. Human
beings work with assistance of robot to save
time.
We can also make use of artificial intelligence
to provide entertainment and allow the car's
occupants to conduct business and monitor
activities at home and in the office.
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Where there is a will, there is a way. Human
intelligence can make the features of smart cars
more functional. Intelligent vehicles bring so
many advantages indeed. There is no doubt that
in-vehicles will take the place of normal cars
before long. However, we must be aware of the
shortcomings simultaneously.
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Thanks for your participations
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ipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/07/21/2003
319692 http//www.its.umn.edu/labs/ivlab.html