Like most things, all cars are not created equal.  Now, consumers would likely expect performance and convenience technology features to vary and be available at a premium. Safety, however, seems like it should be non-negotiable. Yet, there are disproportionate differenced between makes and models. Technologies designed to save lives (i.e., lane-departure systems, blind-spot warning systems, and forward collision warning) are more often than not available only on more expensive luxury cars. And even then, they're typically not standard fare. The message here, is not a positive one, and certainly not one in which Nissan wishes to take part.

When it comes to making optional safety features standard across their entire lineup, Nissan is deemed an industry pioneer. Take their brake override technology, for example. Continuing on with their mold-breaking ways, the Japanese automaker is now working toward bringing active, high-tech accident-avoidance technologies currently found in models under their luxury arm Infiniti, to more mainstream Nissan models.

Nissan's approach to bringing all drivers top-of-the-line safety is simple. Rather than outsource it to a supplier, they're doing it themselves, expanding on the technologies they've already developed in an order to keep costs low. The system, dubbed Multi-Sensing System, involves tweaking Nissan's current Around View Monitors to that they function in higher-speed, active-safety use. Thanks to the addition of sophisticated image processing, the System is now able to detect pedestrians, lane departure, and objects in vehicle blind spots.

Given that Nissan's Multi-Sensing System is being developed in-house, it could be exclusive to the Japanese automaker for a couple of years. Red River Nissan, located at 2020 Highway 75 Denison, TX 75020 expects it to begin rolling out in 2012, in new Nissan models such as the Rogue, Murano, Altimaand perhaps the Sentra.