Jeep and Mercedes-Benz were among the companies honored by Popular Science magazine’s 18th annual “Best of What’s New” awards (on newsstands Nov. 15). Every year, the editors of the magazine name 100 breakthroughs that merit the magazine’s highest honor. The 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class “sees at night, prevents accidents, and leaves most sports cars in the dust.” Its Brake Assist Plus system uses long- and short-range radar to anticipate and avoid or lessen the severity of collisions by automatically braking if the driver does not react. The car’s Night View Assist shines infrared beams down the road to illuminate hazards that are beyond the reach of the headlight. A special camera on the rearview mirror reads the infrared and shows you a clear image of what’s coming on an eight-inch LCD screen in the instrument panel. Another Chrysler company, Jeep, was also recognized for technological achievements. Each of the Jeep Hurricane concept truck’s wheels can deflect up to 45 degrees off-center, enabling the Hurricane to move diagonally or “spin in place like a hurricane.”
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