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How Detroit Assurance with Active Brake Assist Works
Do you want to see what it is like to experience Detroit Assurance’s Active Brake Assist? In this video, Work Truck will put you in the cab to see how it all works and then hear more details from DTNA’s Mike Young.
July 21, 2026
- The video provides an inside look at Detroit Assurance's Active Brake Assist from the perspective of the cab.
- Work Truck demonstrates how the Active Brake Assist technology functions in real-world scenarios.
- Mike Young from DTNA offers additional insights into the details and benefits of the technology.
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Advanced driver assistance systems are becoming an essential part of today's commercial trucks, helping fleets reduce collisions, improve safety, and keep vehicles on the road longer. Jump in the cab with Work Truck as we experience Detroit Assurance with Active Brake Assist.
In this interview, Mike Young of Daimler Truck North America explains how Detroit Assurance with Active Brake Assist (ABA) works, what drivers experience when the system activates, and why more fleets are making collision mitigation technology a standard part of their trucks.
Topics covered in this video include:
- What is Detroit Assurance?
- Collision mitigation technology
- Active Brake Assist (ABA)
- Radar and camera fusion
- Real-time object detection
- Vehicle, pedestrian, and cyclist recognition
- Audible and visual collision warnings
- Progressive warning sequence
- Driver override capability
- Supports driver control
- Designed to reduce collision severity
Mike also discusses why Detroit Assurance has become increasingly popular across both highway and vocational fleets, and how its value extends well beyond accident prevention by helping fleets avoid costly downtime.