- The life-saving technology of Mercedes-Benz Active Brake Assist has already
received a "Yellow Angel" award from the ADAC
- Mercedes-Benz Active Brake Assist makes a considerable contribution to the
operating safety of commercial vehicles
Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Trost (48), the developer of Mercedes-Benz Active Brake
Assist for commercial vehicles, has been presented with the 2007 European
Commercial Vehicle Safety award.
The technical appraisal organisation DEKRA, the German Traffic Safety Council
(DVR) and the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU) have
honoured the head of the Driver Assistance Systems department at DaimlerChrysler
AG for his outstanding contribution to the development of Active Brake Assist,
which considerably improves the operating safety of commercial vehicles.
The award was presented at the 2nd DEKRA Active Safety Symposium in Klettwitz
(Brandenburg). As head of Driver Assistance Systems at DaimlerChrysler, Dr.
Trost with his team has worldwide responsibility for the development of safety
and assistance functions for heavy commercial vehicles.
The main focus of his work is on the development of electronic architecture
for commercial vehicles, strategic projects such as "Steer by Wire" and active
safety systems.
In 2002 the electronics expert and his colleagues were nominated for the
"German Future Award – The Federal President's Award for Technology and
Innovation" for the development of this emergency braking system for heavy
commercial vehicles, a project which had the working title of "Protector" at the
time.
This year will be the 18th time that the European Commercial Vehicle Safety
Award has been presented. It is awarded for an outstanding technical innovation
or to honour the life's work of an individual.
Its recipients are internationally well-known experts who have made an
outstanding contribution to the safety of commercial vehicles.
This further honour for the life-saving technology of Mercedes-Benz Active
Brake Assist joins a list of similar awards which also includes the "Yellow
Angel" presented by the ADAC.
Active Brake Assist will play an important part in DaimlerChrysler’s vision
of “accident-free driving”.
As a contribution to the discussion surrounding new safety systems,
DaimlerChrysler recently presented what experts consider to be the world's
safest truck in series production to both the European Commission in Brussels
and to high-ranking representatives from politics, associations and technical
appraisal organisations in 13 countries.
The "Mercedes-Benz Safety Truck" combines all currently available assistance
and safety systems, plus the Active Brake Assist (emergency brake assist) system
which has recently entered series production.
Mercedes-Benz Active Brake Assist has already been on the market since autumn
2006. In conjunction with Telligent stability control, Telligent proximity
cruise control, Telligent lane assist and the driver airbag, it is offered as a
particularly favourably priced "Safety Package".
Derived from the proximity cruise control system, Active Brake Assist
(emergency brake assist) automatically initiates emergency braking action if,
for example, the truck is in danger of a rear-end collision with a slow-moving
vehicle travelling ahead.
If the rear-end collision cannot be always avoided entirely, the impact speed
is at least drastically reduced so that the effects of the accident are far less
serious. The forecast is therefore a very realistic one: the new Active Brake
Assist (emergency brake assist) can save lives.
Active Brake Assist will play an important part in achieving
DaimlerChrysler’s vision of “accident-free driving”.
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