Top 10 Products of 2018: Updated Bendix Wingman Fusion

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Bendix has built on its Wingman Fusion system with software updates that will apply full braking power, help drivers navigate stop-and-go traffic, introduce highway departure braking, and automatically resume the system.

The days of collision mitigation systems being seen as a gadget are fading away. Some fleets won’t even contract owner-operators unless the trucks are equipped with them.

Bendix has built on its Wingman Fusion system with software updates that will apply full braking power, help drivers navigate stop-and-go traffic, add highway departure braking, and automatically resume the system.

Active cruise will work at lower speeds, like when you’re in a traffic jam, and drivers can re-engage the functions by simply touching the accelerator. There’s no need to push a resume switch. Active cruise will also automatically re-engage the cruise control after Fusion applies brakes above a certain speed threshold. And highway departure braking will apply the brakes to slow a vehicle that leaves the roadway.

Today’s Trucking’s other Top 10 Products for 2018 include:

 

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John G. Smith is Newcom Media's vice-president - editorial, and the editorial director of its trucking publications -- including Today's Trucking, trucknews.com, and Transport Routier. The award-winning journalist has covered the trucking industry since 1995.


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