WABCO launches OnGuardMax

Elevating safety, efficiency and connectivity, Wabco Holdings Inc., launched OnGuardMAX, an advanced emergency braking system (AEBS) for buses and trucks. Aimed at further enhancing automated driving, the system is equipped with a high resolution camera, and supported in turn by a 77 GHz radar. Capable of performing even in low visibility conditions, the AEBS alerts the driver with visual, acoustic and haptic warnings. It applies full brakes (even on highway) when it notices moving or stationary vehicles ahead in case the driver does not respond to the warnings. Derived out of Wabco’s OnGuard collision mitigation system, OnGuardMAX is also equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Stop ‘n’ Go functionality to attain pre-set speed and maintain safe distance from the vehicle around. Wabco also unveiled OnHand, a stand-alone electro-pneumatic parking brake control for trucks and buses. With only three internal valves and reduced pneumatic piping over conventional parking brake controls, it increases flexibility of installation. Enabling back-up braking in the case of electrical service-brake failure, OnHand allows related options, Advanced Hill Start aid for inclined roads, and Anti-Lock Braking System for secondary braking. Reiterating its commitment to save pedestrians and cyclists in city traffic, Wabco displayed its OnCity Urban Turning Assist system, a single sensor system based on LiDAR technology. OnCity Urban Turning Assist system can detect nearby objects in the view of up to 180 degrees, and especially those that are located in vehicle blindside. The system sends out acoustic alerts for the driver to protect anything that comes dangerously close to the truck, either before or during a turn.