Safety technology for commercial vehicles has made significant advances in recent years, from ‘nice to have’ technology to essential equipment. From passive to active, fleets are investing in safety technology which eliminates low speed crashes and avoids or reduces the impact of high speed collisions.
This Automotive World report features exclusive insight from leading CV safety stakeholders including OEMs, suppliers, analysts and safety advocates.
‘Special report: Commercial vehicle safety’
(https://www.automotiveworld.com/research/special-report-commercial-vehicle-safety/) is available to download now from the research section of AutomotiveWorld.com.
In this report:
- Mandated or not, truck industry must lead ADAS adoption
- Active and passive protection: a beautiful combination, says Volvo Trucks
- Candid camera: the role of video monitoring in CV safety
- Interview: Josh Switkes, Chief Executive, Peloton Technology
- Truck safety starts and ends in the loading bay
- Advances in trailer tech make for stable CVs
- Electronic sensors – the way to safer CVs?
- Active tech is ‘essential’ for truck safety, says Daimler
- Safe and secure – fleets reap rewards of trailer telematics
- Fleet safety – it’s a cultural thing
Quotes from the report:
Road crashes cost low- and middle-income countries US$65bn per year, a sum which exceeds the amount of developmental assistance they receive – Anil Valsan, Lead Automotive & Transportation Sector Analyst, EY
Some people say accidents happen because of bad luck, but unfortunately if you start looking at it, it quickly boils down to distraction – Carl Johan Almqvist, Director of Traffic & Product Safety, Volvo Trucks
You cannot platoon unless the network operations centre tells you to – and only where it’s safe, when it’s safe and how it’s safe – Josh Switkes, Chief Executive, Peloton Technology
For ZF, safety is a main target of automated driving, but automated driving functions will obviously also increase comfort – Gerhard Gumpoltsberger, Head of Innovation Management, ZF
In the commercial vehicle area it’s not about fancy stuff you can show your neighbour, it’s all about the total cost of ownership – Michael Ruf, Head of CVs and Aftermarket division, Continental
Commercial truck traffic will continue to rise, and autonomous trucks offer many technological advantages that will help to improve safety, even with increased traffic congestion, and keep freight moving efficiently – Andreas Schwarzhaupt, Head of Product Engineering Driver Assistance Systems, Mercedes-Benz Trucks
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