SETRA TOPCLASS 400 AVAILABLE WITH ACTIVE BRAKE ASSIST
The Setra S 416 HDH is the second coach from the Evobus group which will be available with the new Active Brake Assist (ABA) system, also known as emergency brake system. The system reacts when there is a slower moving object in front of the coach, creating the danger of a collision. After a number of warnings it actively starts braking.
REVOLUTIONARY RETARDER FOR MIDIBUSES
Published at 15.08.2008 in Components, Safety
Voith will shortly launch the revolutionary secondary brake Voith Magnetarder in cooperation with the Japanese retarder manufacturer SMI (Sumitomo Metal Industries). The basis of this launch is a joint venture established in January 2008 between the Voith Turbo Product Group Retarders and the Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Metal Industries. With the Magnetarder, the new joint venture trading under the name of Voith Turbo SMI Technologies (VTST), offers the ideal solution for vehicles in the 7.5 to 16 ton GVW segment.
THE EU WANTS VEHICLES TO WARN EACHOTHER FOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
Published at 06.08.2008 in Infrastructure, Safety
The European Commission intends to make it possible for vehicles on the road to warn each other automatically for traffic jams and dangerous situations, like for example black ice. To enable this kind of smart communication between vehicles a part of the European wireless spectrum will be made available intentionally for this type of messages.
MERCEDES-BENZ TRAVEGO WITH ACTIVE BRAKE ASSIST
The new-generation Mercedes-Benz Travego travel coach will feature a world premierem as it’s the first coach ever to be equipped with an Active Brake Assist system. Following a series of intensifying warning signals, the active safety system for emergency braking assistance automatically initiates a full application of the brakes should the driver fail to react to the imminent danger of a rear-end collision with a vehicle driving in front.
SCANIA HIGER A80 PASSED THE EUROPEAN ROLLOVER TEST STANDARD
On July 1st 2008 a Scania Higer A80 bus underwent the ECE R66-01 Bus Upper Framework Strength norm as published by UN European Economy Committee, and now also adopted by the Chinese government. It was carried out on the 12-meter Scania Higer A80 luxury bus in the China Quality Supervision and Testing Center for Buses, in Chongqing; the bus whitstood this tilt test successfully. Higer is the first Chinese bus manufacturer who succeeded in withstanding this test after the new standard came into force.
