New big rig safety tech could save your life
Now, new big rig safety tech from Daimler Truck could help prevent some of the most dangerous crashes on our roads.
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- 100 KODIAK DRIVERLESS TRUCKS ARE HEADED FOR PUBLIC ROADS At Daimler Truck's testing facility in Oregon, engineers recreated situations that could easily turn deadly on a public road.
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Additional details
- And demonstrations at Daimler's Oregon proving grounds offer a revealing look at what happens when this technology faces situations that could turn deadly on public roads.
- The company behind Freightliner is upgrading its trucks with technology that can recognize potential collisions and automatically hit the brakes.
- They used dummy cars mounted on remote-controlled platforms to simulate vehicles suddenly crossing in front of a moving Freightliner Cascadia.
- We're talking about situations where another driver suddenly cuts across a truck's path or a pedestrian gets dangerously close during a turn.
- The system can identify certain vehicles that have stopped unexpectedly, including cars sitting at unusual angles after an accident.
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