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Pursuing comprehensive safety
Pre-crash braking (collision avoidance/collision
damage reduction)
The new GIGA’s millimeter wave radar and a camera constantly scan
and analyze the area in front of the vehicle while driving. The driver
is automatically alerted, and braking control automatically applied, as
the distance to the vehicle ahead closes to a dangerous level. If the risk
of a collision increases due to a slow vehicle ahead, the system alerts
the driver and quickly applies full braking to help avoid a collision.
If a collision is deemed to be unavoidable, the system automatically
engages the brakes to reduce the speed of the collision and thereby
lessen damage.
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
The new GIGA’s Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) uses a
camera to detect the white lane markers to the left and right of the
vehicle’s path of travel, and warns the driver if the vehicle is about to
depart the lane with both an audible alert from the left or right speaker,
and a warning shown on the multi-information display.
Isuzu Electronic Stability Control (IESC)
Isuzu Electronic Stability Control (IESC) detects driver inputs and
vehicle behavior with sensors, and alerts the driver if it detects an
unstable vehicle attitude that might develop into a skid or rollover.
The engine brake is automatically engaged at the same time to help
limit the risk of an accident.
Ensuring high cargo capacity
Minimizing weight increases created by changes during the full redesign.
Remote monitoring via telematics
The new GIGA comes standard with MIMAMORI, a system for
remotely analyzing vehicle data in a way that combines telematics with
the Internet. MIMAMORI not only provides a variety of useful services
to ensure legal compliance and encourage environmentally friendly
driving practices, but also enables customers to easily check on the
vehicle’s condition via the Internet, a capability that is not possible with
conventional trucks.
PREISM, an advanced genuine maintenance service that utilizes
vehicle data obtained in advance from MIMAMORI, provides robust
backup to help customers ensure their fleets operate in a stable manner,
in the form of high-quality maintenance that only an authorized dealer
can offer.
Launch of the new GIGA CNG
heavy-duty truck
In the past, Isuzu has offered various light- and medium-duty trucks
and buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in short-
distance transport applications in urban settings. On December 24,
2015, we launched a new CNG-powered heavy-duty truck that is
capable of long-distance transport (i.e., capable of driving between
Tokyo and Osaka on a single refuel of its CNG gas tanks.
The diversification of fuel sources not only contributes to energy
security, but also lowers the CO
2
emissions from inter-city trucking.
It helps to reduce the environmental impact of operations thanks to
the unique environmental performance of CNG vehicles, which are
characterized by lower NOx emissions and close to nonexistent levels of
PM emissions.
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