Iteris Inc., Anaheim, Calif., announced that its Lane Departure Warning System is now available as an aftermarket application for most Class 8 trucks

in North America and can be installed in as little as three hours.
Iteris has developed retrofit kits for several other Class 8 trucks including Volvo VN 780, 670, 630, and 430; Peterbilt 387 and Kenworth T600 and T-800. The aftermarket system is available through OEM modification centers or can be purchased directly from Iteris. An installation kit consists of a wiring harness, speakers, switch, connectors and pre-made cables. The kit can be purchased and installed for approximately $1,000 on any Class 8 truck with a J-1939 data bus which includes most trucks built since 1999.
Iteris' Lane Departure Warning System is being offered as an OEM-installed aftermarket option in International 8600, 9200i, 9400i, 9900i and 9900ix and models that can be installed at the company's Factory Modification Centers. Freightliner also offers the system on its Century, Columbia and Argosy models as a factory installed option.
Iteris' Lane Departure Warning System uses a windshield-mounted camera that tracks the lane markings and provides "virtual" rumble strips anywhere there are lane markings. Using image recognition software and proprietary algorithms, the system monitors the relative position of the truck and if it unintentionally crosses the lane markings, the system automatically emits a distinctive rumble strip sound on the right or left side depending on the direction of travel, alerting the driver to make a correction. The truck's turn signals automatically override the system. The system promotes use of turn signals and a keen sense of lane position.
For more information, visit www.iteris.com.