Roundtable Talks Up Near Future of Trucking Driver-Assistance Systems
HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park addresses the panel at the NSC and NTSB’s roundtable discussion on ADAS. Photo: Stephane Babcock
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HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park addresses the panel at the NSC and NTSB’s roundtable discussion on ADAS. Photo: Stephane Babcock
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Schaumburg, Ill. — The National Safety Council and the National Transportation Safety Board hosted a roundtable discussion prior to this week’s Fleet Safety Conference here about the future of advanced driver assistance systems in trucking.
The series of discussions brought together leaders in the world of driving assistance technology, the trucking industry, original equipment manufacturers, media, and insurers to talk about the current state of ADAS and how it could most effectively be implemented into commercial trucking.
The session took place on July 24 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., the day before the official start of the Fleet Safety Conference, which takes place July 25 to 26.
NSC President and CEO Deborah Hersman, who is a former chair of NTSB, gave an opening address in which she spoke about the importance of ADAS adoption in trucking as a way to improve safety. She implored the industry to trust the technology while acknowledging the difficulty in training drivers and balancing costs for fleets.
“We have to face the fact that heavy-duty vehicles can cause a disproportionate impact in certain events,” said Hersman. “We have the potential to use game-changing technology today, but we’ve got to invest in that technology in fleets and commit to improving that technology with operational experience.”
After her keynote, a panel of industry experts opened a series of topical discussions covering the current state of ADAS, driver interaction, regulation vs. voluntary adoption, and challenges of implementation.
Executives from Bendix and Wabco were on hand to discuss the technical aspects of ADAS, including its use of radar and sensors, automatic braking and driver alerts. Fred Andersky, director of customer solutions & marketing and government affairs for Bendix, spoke about the …Read the rest of this story
