Mercedes-Benz trucks
Mercedes-Benz trucks showcases its safety standards Releases its safety standards A-Z Guide to safety Avoiding accidents or, at the very least, reducing the severity of their consequences is a top priority for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, and this is why the company is always researching and developing new and effective, safety, assistance systems, while regularly optimising the existing systems to ensure safety of its customers and other road users, a corporate press statement indicated. Since 1972, Commercial Vehicle Accident Research at Daimler Trucks has been investigating accidents involving Mercedes-Benz trucks, in order to derive optimisation measures for active and passive safety. In the development of safety and driver assistance systems Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been playing a pioneering role for some time. Numerous systems have been installed in the individual model series long before such systems became legally required. For example, as early as 1981 Mercedes-
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Benz became the first manufacturer to introduce the anti-lock braking system (ABS) for trucks. In 2006 Active Brake Assist (ABA) heralded a new era for safety systems: for the first time a truck could automatically brake for slowly moving obstacles in front, the press note continued.
Innovation in Assistance Systems In addition to the latest innovation in assistance systems such as Active Brake Assist 5, Active Drive Assist 2, and more, there are many more functions and initiatives which contribute to vehicle and road safety. “The transport industry keeps the world moving and it is our responsibility to support it by making our vehicles even safer still; so that customers of MercedesBenz Trucks will still be moving the world in another 125 years. Zero accidents are the declared goal of the concept of “integral safety” pursued by MercedesBenz Trucks,” stressed Olaf Petersen, General Manager, Daimler Commercial
Vehicles MENA. “This year we are delighted to announce the renewal of our partnership with RoadSafetyUAE, a CSR and Engagement platform aiming to raise awareness for traffic safety. With a similar vision as Daimler Truck’s, RoadSafetyUAE’s aim is to contribute to reducing road traffic fatalities, injuries, and accidents in the UAE. Together, we continue to work on improving road safety and awareness through various campaigns and efforts,” he continued. With this in mind, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has created an essential A-Z guide to its approach to safety: Attention Assist: Increases driving safety and helps to avoid accidents by warning the driver if fatigue or lack of attention are detected. Active Brake Assist 5: The fifth generation of the system assists the driver in under ideal conditions. And within the system’s capabilities, it can apply maximum full-stop braking when approaching stationary and moving objects by applying a partial or maximum full-stop braking for moving
