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febbraio 28, 2024 - Daimler Truck

How Daimler Truck is pressing ahead with "Vision Zero" and ensuring greater safety for all road users with its latest assistance systems

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  • As of July, stricter regulations will come into effect in the EU for new trucks, buses and touring coaches.
  • With its latest safety systems, Daimler Truck, in some cases, is going far beyond the legal requirements.
  • The focus is on all road users: According to EU data, passenger car occupants, cyclists and pedestrians account for the majority of traffic fatalities in accidents involving heavy goods vehicles.
  • The new 270-degree fusion technology of the sensors enables far-reaching all-around visibility around the vehicle.
  • The systems are installed in all model series – including the eActros 600, the new generation of the Actros L and Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands' buses and touring coaches.
  • Rainer Müller-Finkeldei, Head of Mercedes-Benz Product Development: "The EU General Safety Regulation that takes effect this year is an important step toward accident-free driving – our “Vision Zero”. We have been consistently pursuing this path for decades and are now setting new standards with our enhanced safety assistance systems. And this with a view to the best possible accident prevention to protect drivers and all road users."

The countdown is on: As of July 2024, all trucks, buses and touring coaches newly registered in the EU will have to comply with the regulations of the updated General Safety Regulation (GSR). The regulations have already been in place for new vehicle models since July 2022. The GSR mandates a whole series of driver assistance systems to further increase road safety for all parties involved. In particular, the electronic assistance systems can contribute as far as possible to keeping moments of inattentiveness due to fatigue, stress or distraction from having serious consequences. This benefits not only truck or bus and touring coach drivers and passengers, but also all other road users traveling by car, bicycle or on foot.

With assistance systems such as Active Brake Assist 6, Active Sideguard Assist 2, Front Guard Assist, Active Drive Assist 3 or Traffic Sign Assist, Daimler Truck more than meets these requirements. The systems form the new standard in all vehicle variants and represent further added value for the eActros 600 and all other battery-electric models from Mercedes-Benz Trucks, the Actros model series and here also the new generation of the Actros L, the Arocs, Atego and Econic model series, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks as well as the city, intercity and touring coaches of the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands.