New accident research from Bosch suggests that equipping heavy-duty trucks with advanced driver assistance systems that help keep vehicles in their lane may significantly reduce the costs of accidents influenced by heavy trucks.
Bosch’s accident research, “Safety + Enhanced Driver Comfort: Steering in Commercial Vehicle ADAS Systems,” Bosch found that lateral actuator systems in Class 7 and 8 trucks can reduce the costs of accidents by up to 4 cents per mile, or $3,700 annually per heavy truck.
Lateral actuator systems are ADAS solutions that provide automated steering input for functions like lane change assist and lane-keeping support.
Bosch’s accident research reviewed public crash data to identify correlating statistics between vehicle types and the severity of crashes. This data was used to calculate a Field of Effect (FoE) for accidents involving large trucks. To calculate FoE, crashes were examined that could have been mitigated or avoided by using lateral actuator