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AUSTRALIA Ready-mix Australia
Road Safety

Stop that truck!

Opportunity
• Autonomous braking
Large goods vehicles
take a long time to stop. Results
systems prevent
Add in the human factor accidents, increase
(reaction time, gauging safety
stopping distance and • Can be integrated with:
pressure to be applied to - Adaptive cruise control
the pedal), and a collision - Electronic stability
may not be avoided. control
- Advanced driver assist
Solution systems such as lane
George Agriogiannis Autonomous braking, or departure warnings
CEO Automatic Emergency
Braking (AEB), prevents
or reduces collisions by
automatically applying
brakes when an imminent
crash is detected.
This system, part of new
truck specs, combines
radar, cameras, LiDAR, and
Kevin Peet ultrasonic sensors.
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