WASHINGTON — Automobile and truck manufacturers should develop a standard practice of installing collision avoidance technology in their vehicles, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which named the system as one of its 10 Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements.
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Government, Business, Technology, Safety
NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics
Standardizing Collision Avoidance Systems Is One of NTSB’s Most Wanted Safety Improvements
NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt by Eleanor Lamb/Transport Topics
Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
False positives have been greatly reduced as the technology has improved, Volvo Trucks says. (Volvo Trucks)
Collision Mitigation Advances
False positives have been greatly reduced as the technology has improved, Volvo Trucks says. (Volvo Trucks)
Collision mitigation systems for trucks are becoming increasingly popular as they offer enhanced safety features, register fewer false activations and set the stage for increasing autonomous capabilities.
November 9, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Meritor Wabco
Collision Avoidance Systems Succeed in NHTSA Field Test
Meritor Wabco
A yearlong federal field test of 150 Class 8 tractor-trailers equipped with collision avoidance systems had no rear-end crashes, a new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study revealed.
June 20, 2016
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
NTSB/YouTube
NTSB Calls for Collision Avoidance Systems to Be Standard
NTSB/YouTube
The National Transportation Safety Board on June 8 issued a recommendation that collision avoidance systems be standard equipment on all new cars and commercial trucks.
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