"ESC for all" Seminar in Switzerland

The Swiss Automobile Club TCS organised a seminar "ESC for all" at its driver training center in Niederstocken/CH on 4 September 2008.

Some 50 participants from media, driving instructors, road safety experts, fleet owners and other interested stakeholders heard from a distinguished panel of speakers, including Toni Keller, Head of Technology & Economy at the TCS; Michael Meyer, Marketing Communication of Bosch; Anton van Zanten, the "father" of the ESC system and former Head of Development at Bosch; and André Dutli, Member of the Board, Basler Insurances.

Currently, 80% of new cars in Switzerland are offered with ESC as standard. But Toni Keller highlighted the fact that a lot more needs to be done, as approx. 500 modells are still on sale which do not offer ESC - not even as an option.

The event featured also ESC live demonstrations, and offered participants the chance to drive themselves to experience the difference between vehicles with and without ESC.

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