As with any type of technology, commercial vehicle safety systems evolve. And according to Matt Camden, senior research associate at the Center for Truck and Bus Safety, Behavioral Analysis and Applications Group, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, this evolution over the past few years has been tremendous.
Bendix says its new electronic parking brake system for commercial vehicles will serve as a foundational technology for more advanced autonomous control systems yet to come.
A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that while electronic safety systems such as advanced cruise control, collision mitigation, and lanekeeping can help save lives, improper use can lead to fatal accidents.
The new ratings program would extend the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's work toward developing objective tools for evaluating adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping systems.
Kenworth is offering the Bendix Wingman Fusion advanced driver assistance system as standard equipment for its flagship on-highway truck.
Peterbilt has announced that the Paccar Automatic Transmission is available as an option with the Paccar MX-11 engine. Additionally, Bendix Wingman Fusion has been made standard on all new Model 579 trucks.
Another start-up tech company is aggressively staking its claim as an autonomous trucking technology leader. San Francisco-based Starsky Robotics recently touted a 7-mile test run with no human interaction as well as a $16.5 million Series A investment in the company.
European truck OEM Scania has inked what it calls a "landmark" agreement to begin testing platooning operations on Scandinavian highways.
Google's autonomous technology division said in a recent blog post it will begin testing self-driving trucks hauling freight to Google data centers in and around Atlanta.
The most significant trucking products for 2018 as chosen by Heavy Duty Trucking magazine's editors.