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ing earlier if so required. In an emergency the vehicle can shed more speed and come to a halt some valuable metres sooner,” explained Kuchta.
Another new safety feature, he continued, was the new Lane Guard System (LGS), which use the latest camera technology. At speeds above 60km/h, the LGS monitored the vehicle's position with respect to the lane and warned the driver should he acciden- tally cross the lane markings. It would also detect autonomously when lane conditions change: a reliable warning was only possible when right-hand and left-hand lane markings were present and the lane exceeded a minimum width.
“The new LGS also takes into account the fact that many drivers, for the sake of safety, like to drive on the outside of the lane - that is, at the right edge in countries that drive on the right - and for this side of the lane gives a warning later. The system also adjusts automati- cally to whether the country drives on the left or the right,” he added.
According to Kuchta, the EBA and new LGS would become standard features in vehicle models to which mandatory equip- ment requirements applied for new registration from November onwards. This included the vast majority of MAN trucks, both MAN and Neoplan coaches and intercity buses as well as MAN coach chassis.
MAN Focuses on Best TCO
When asked about MAN’s aims in the Asia Pacific, he replied that the company had specific aims in this re- gion. “We have set up our regional base — MAN Truck & Bus Asia Pacific Co, Ltd in Bangkok, Thailand — which have shown our ambition and commitment in this region. MAN Truck & Bus Malaysia (MTBM) has been well-established and recognised in the field of market- ing and servicing MAN trucks and buses in Malaysia. To cater for the special needs of Hong Kong and Singa- pore, we have specially designed a double-decker bus chassis with a Gemilang body in the last 4 years. We will be delivering 800 buses to Singapore next year.”
Other than Hong Kong and Singapore, he said MAN also developed very quickly in Taiwan, Philippines and Australia.
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他继说，另一项性安全特点，就是采用最新 摄像技术的新车道监控系统(LGS)。当时 速超过60km/h时，该系统将鉴于路况监视车 辆的位置，警告驾驶员是否是无意超过车道 标示。当道路状况变化时，新系统会自动察 觉。在道路宽度超过最低宽限，并且左右都 有车道标示时，可靠的预警才会发出。
“新车道监控系统也将许多司机为了安全就 在道路外侧行驶的情况考虑在内，也就是说, 在靠右行驶的国家，行驶在道路的最右侧， 系统随后会发出预警。这个系统也能自动辨 别当前国家是靠左行驶还是靠右行驶的。”
据库赫达塔表示，EBA以及新的车道监控系 统将成为自11月起新注册的一些机动车的法 定安装标准配置，其中包括大多数曼卡车、 曼和尼奥普兰(Neoplan)客车、城际巴 士，以及曼客车底盘。
曼聚焦于最佳总体拥有成本
询及曼在亚太的目标时，他回答说，公司对这个区 域有着特定的目标。“曼在这里设立了区域性基 地，我们在泰国曼谷有曼卡客车亚太有限公司，显 示了曼对这个区域的承诺和野心。在马来西亚，曼 卡客车马来西亚公司在销售和维修曼卡车方面享有 盛誉并深受认可。为了应付香港和新加坡的独特需 求，我们在过去4年里特别设计了一款双层巴士底 盘，并采用马来西亚顺丰(Gemilang)车身。我们 将在明年交付800辆巴士到新加坡。”
除了香港和新加坡，他说，曼在台湾、菲律宾及澳 大利亚发展迅速。
“我们必须为各个国家做出不同的调整，将他们的 应用、规则及需求考虑在内，为他们提供正确的解 决方案。比如马来西亚是左驾的，我们就必须在驾 驶座方面做出调整，还有马来西亚的柴油目前是 欧2标准，我们就必须提供适合该标准的产品。因 此，我们必须适应当地和不同市场的需求，并在我 们的产品中增加当地的含量。”
库赫达塔指出，价格是曼在亚太市场的最大挑
The new generation of Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) increases the safety offered by MAN vehicles even further and considerably reduces the risk of traffic accidents