Toyota zeroed in on 174 key components, such as air bags, fuel pumps and brake systems.

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One of the companies I visited was Kailing, a manufacturer of brake systems for high-end bicycles, motorcycles and passenger cars.

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Then there is the London-based TI Group, the global leader in making the tiny copper tubes found in brake systems and refrigeration components.

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Anti-locking brake systems (ABS) and immobilisers are fitted as standard on new cars, yet only 70% of drivers knew they had ABS and only 68% knew they had immobilisers.

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The company is now beginning to manufacture brake systems for wind turbines because it sees a big opportunity due to the emphasis on alternative energy by the central government and the fact that all of these products are now imported.

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They include requiring brake override systems on all vehicles, standardizing keyless ignition systems and requiring event data recorders, or vehicle black boxes, on all new vehicles.

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He argues that with antilock brake and stability systems, 100 percent reliability is possible because they merely survey signals from within the car: wheel speed, pressure applied to the brake pedal, and so on.

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Stability control systems that sense impending rollovers and automatically brake individual wheels should become more common on SUVs.

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Transportation officials said they would also consider conducting more research on electronic control systems and review the placement and design of accelerator and brake pedals.

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