A new video from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems takes viewers inside the cab of a truck equipped with Bendix Wingman Fusion, offering a detailed look at how the integrated collision mitigation system assists and benefits drivers. In addition to covering Fusion’s capabilities, components, alerts, and interventions, the video provides perspective on the development of the proven technologies behind the system, and explores the differences in the industry’s range of collision mitigation offerings.
Complementing the overview, “Driving with Bendix Wingman Fusion,” is a second piece entitled “Fusion System Alerts – A View from the Driver’s Seat,” featuring the in-cab experience from the eyes and hands of the driver.
“With the evolution of driver assistance systems since 2009 and the continuing buildup about autonomous vehicle applications, it’s important that fleets – and especially drivers – get a clear picture of what to expect in terms of alerts and interventions from the technology in place on their vehicle,” said Fred Andersky, Bendix director of customer solutions, Controls. “That’s why we bring viewers into the cab so they can see and hear how Fusion can help to make a good driver better, while reminding them of the importance of skilled drivers in collision and crash mitigation. It’s important that drivers are aware of the advancements since their operation may have vehicles with different types – or even different generations – of collision mitigation or warning technologies.”
Assesses faster, reacts earlier
Bendix Wingman Fusion was launched in 2015, but the video includes a look back at the evolution of Bendix collision mitigation technologies. This helps to illustrate how the system integrates and advances a proven, road-tested suite of Bendix safety technologies – radar, camera, and the vehicle’s brake system – into a comprehensive driver assistance program. Wingman Fusion gathers input through radar, video, and the vehicle’s brakes working together, and not just in parallel – to create a highly detailed and accurate data picture using deep, multisystem integration, setting it apart from radar-only systems. The system’s camera is powered by the Mobileye System-on-Chip EyeQ processor with state-of-the-art vision algorithms.
“There’s a lot going on in Fusion’s ‘brain’ as it pulls in information about the vehicle and its surroundings, which is why we also felt it important for the video to explain how the system shares the most vital information, and to show exactly what a driver can expect in various situations on the road,” Andersky said.
With powerful next-generation computing capability processing and cross-checking data from multiple sources, Fusion typically assesses situations faster and reacts earlier, yet also reduces instances of false alerts and false interventions to near zero. These new levels of safety performance and potential mean the system can alert a driver and decrease the vehicle’s speed up to twice as much as previous systems, helping mitigate potential collisions or lessen their severity.
In addition, unlike radar-only systems, Wingman Fusion offers braking on stationary vehicles, lane departure warning, and overspeed alert and action.
Fusion is built on Bendix ESP full-stability technology, which can also provide drivers with support to help them mitigate potential rollover or loss-of-control situations on dry, wet, snow- and ice-covered roadways. In addition, with Bendix ESP as its foundation, Fusion helps drivers avoid sideswipe crashes while prioritizing alerts to help reduce driver distraction.
