ZF India is implementing its 2021 REFRESH INDIA strategy, which focuses on offering next generation mobility solutions through the combination of the   ZF technologies, as well as new emerging ACE technologies - Autonomous, Connected and Electrification.

Phillips products which Inland Trailer will install in its new build trailers include camera systems, ‘Permalite’ interior lighting, and the ‘Smart7’ telematics hardware.

The driver connects to the Rear-Vu camera via a mobile application, allowing the driver to use his phone like a rearview mirror.

Called ‘PlusProtect’, the new software uses automatic emergency braking to help the driver avoid collisions with other road users and obstacles.

A USD1.98m grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation will fund a six-month project, called ‘SMART Rider’, to pilot three buses with collision mitigation systems.

Volvo Buses will roll out its active safety systems not only in its Euro VI and electric vehicles but also across its Euro III and V vehicles, intended for markets where such safety features are not legally required.

PlusVision is the software that Plus uses to enable CVs installed with its vehicle autonomy systems (SAE Level 0-4) to “see” the road ahead and any other road users around them.

MAN’s update to the ‘TGE’ range features a revamped interior and eleven new advanced driver assistance systems.

The new Canter comes with a wide range of advanced safety features, including ASA, ABA5, TSR, IHC and optional AAA - read on to get to grips with these acronyms.

Netradyne is to fit its Driver•i1 AI (Fleet Camera System) onto gas trucks supplied by Blue Energy.

The ‘Open Platform for Autonomy’ (OPA) is a modular software platform intended to support would-be developers of semi- and fully-autonomous vehicles and subsystems.

From 7 July this year, all newly registered vehicles in the European Union must comply with the second tranche of rules known as the ‘General Safety Regulation’ (“GSR II”). These regulations will require all new road vehicles to be installed with more advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) which employ some of the latest innovations being made at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence. These include systems for intelligent speed assistance; reversing detection with cameras and/or sensors; attention warnings in case of driver drowsiness or distraction; event data recorders; and emergency stop signals.