Truck technology targets collision avoidance to limit damage on highways

Truck technology targets collision avoidance to limit damage on highways

October 18, 2014

[…] Regardless of who is at fault, when a semi is involved in a rear-end collision, the chances of fatalities and injuries are dramatically higher. In 2012, 3,514 people died in large truck crashes, 67 percent of whom were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles.

In response to these types of accidents, a number of companies are developing a new generation of truck collision avoidance technology that is promising to significantly help reduce the prevalence of such accidents. […]