WABCO showcases at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2016 industry-leading technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles worldwide. This includes the latest technologies in braking, advanced driver assistance, fleet management solutions and aerodynamics.
The leading global supplier of technologies, has introduced OnGuardMAX™ advanced emergency braking system (AEBS) for trucks and buses, which provides up to full braking when confronted with both stationary and moving vehicles ahead. WABCO is the industry’s first OEM independent system supplier to offer AEBS and OnGuardMAX marks another advanced technology that further enables automated driving for commercial vehicles.
Equipped with state-of-the-art 77GHz radar and a high-resolution camera, WABCO’s OnGuardMAX detects impending rear-end collisions with vehicles ahead and alerts the driver with distinct acoustic, visual and haptic warnings. Unless the driver takes appropriate corrective action, OnGuardMAX performs up to full braking when approaching both stationary and moving vehicles to bring the host vehicle to a complete stop, for example, when nearing a traffic jam.
Performing with high precision, even in low visibility conditions, OnGuardMAX meets regulatory standards globally for AEBS. In addition, the OnGuardMAX system provides lane-departure warning (LDW) functionality, which complies with government LDW mandates now in effect or expected in numerous countries around the world. OnGuardMAX’s system will also have capability for full braking from highway speed.
OnGuardMAX also brings commercial vehicles closer to automated highway driving. For example, its Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) functionality will come with integrated Stop’n’Go functionality, which is intended to free up the driver from frequent acceleration and deceleration during traffic jams while maintaining a pre-set speed and a safe distance to the vehicle ahead. The system will also intelligently maintain speed control based on traffic flow.
“Our OnGuardMAX technology reflects WABCO’s ability to mobilize vehicle intelligence for original equipment manufacturers and fleets on our industry’s path toward autonomous driving,” said Jorge Solis, WABCO President, Truck, Bus and Car Original Equipment Manufacturers Division. “OnGuardMAX also significantly expands WABCO’s portfolio of advanced vehicle safety solutions engineered from our original OnGuard collision mitigation system.”
WABCO’s OnGuard™ collision mitigation system (CMS) was launched in 2007 in North America, the first CMS with active braking in that region. Industry-leading OnGuard systems have contributed strongly to enhancing vehicle safety with more than 45 billion highway miles clocked in the field on over 200 fleets, reporting a reduction of up to 87% in rear-end collisions.
In addition, WABCO’s OnGuardACTIVE™ system reacts to both moving and decelerating vehicles ahead. It can autonomously apply the brakes and bring the vehicle to a complete stop, helping to avoid or mitigate rear-end collisions.
WABCO is further differentiated as the commercial vehicle industry’s leading global supplier of solutions for collision mitigation and advanced emergency braking systems. Today, more than 250,000 OnGuard branded systems are on the road globally, resulting in vehicle and road safety improvements that help to avoid fatalities, injuries and accident-related costs. WABCO’s portfolio of OnGuard safety systems also improves driver effectiveness across all levels of experience in all regions of the world.
‘India is no longer lagging behind in technology adoption’
– P. Kaniappan, Managing Director, WABCO India
What are WABCO’s focus areas at the show this year?
This year the key theme for us is mobilizing the vehicle intelligence and empowering the fleets of the future. We are essentially focusing on the technologies that support autonomous driving. We have an autonomous emergency braking system and the recent announcement of our partnership with a company in Asia on the steering side will help us move ahead further.
On the digitalization side, we are trying to support fleets through many new technologies to make vehicles much more efficient. We provide solutions in the area of predictive maintenance among other solutions which are key differentiators for WABCO in that segment of the business.
Autonomous driving, electric mobility and digitalization seem to be the key theme of this year’s IAA, and WABCO is fully at the forefront of these technologies.
How do you see the progress and adoption of these technologies in the Indian market?
Indian customers have started looking at these technologies seriously and we are partnering most of them in their efforts to adopt these solutions. In our roadmap towards autonomous driving, some customers have already started testing and evaluating our OnGuard technologies primarily in the Emergency Braking side and the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS).
We have launched our own fleet management solution in the Indian market and are selling close to 500 sets per month to our fleet customers, many of whom are switching over to WABCO systems as they offer a lot more functionality in addition to just track and trace.
Overall, India is no longer lagging behind in adopting these technologies. Traditionally there has been a lag in this regard, but now with our Government moving ahead in regulations for both safety and emissions, we are moving forward quite fast. With the timeline for BS VI being announced, we are going to have exciting times ahead in India and will be able to support our customers and the market growth in a big way.