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New technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) require special equipment and training when service is needed, which create additional maintenance costs.
The National Transportation Safety Board is urging Congress and the state of Arizona to create a review process to make it safer when autonomous vehicles are tested on public roadways.
Nissan has reworked the powertrain of its gasoline-powered Titan XD for the 2020 model-year, noting that it added a bundle of safety technologies as standard equipment on all models.
The Autel MaxiSYS ADAS Calibration solution is now more portable.
Medium-duty truck builders will soon have a groundbreaking transmission to add to their data books, and heavy-truck makers will have more steering assist options thanks to recently demonstrated technologies from German supplier ZF.
Beginning next year, ZF will use a two-lens camera system to improve the performance and functionality of various advanced driver safety features. A second lens enables redundancy for Level2+ autonomous functions and offers wide-angle field of view for pedestrian detection.
Reporting on the trucking industry was eventful in 2018, and it looks to get even more exciting in 2019. HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge shares her predictions for where we're going with drivers, regulations, technology and more.
Mitchell 1 announced the latest enhancement to the ProDemand auto repair information software with the addition of a new feature that streamlines the delivery of the information that technicians need to diagnose, calibrate, and repair Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) functionality.
The new Advanced ADAS builds upon the Forward Collision Warning (FCW) and Lane Departure Warning (LDW) of IntelliVision’s Standard ADAS with significantly higher detection accuracy and LDW/FCW alerts using state-of-the-art AI algorithms, plus new features.
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.