Autocar, a leading manufacturer of severe-duty refuse trucks, announces the launch of ADAM™ (Advanced Driver Assist Module), the latest innovation in the first fully OEM-integrated Advanced Driver Assistance System custom-engineered exclusively for the refuse and recycling industry.
Refuse operations can be hazardous to both operators and pedestrians, especially given a working environment that includes crowded urban streets, blind intersections, and busy residential areas where children play and families live.
The mission of ADAM™ is to automate and provide as much coverage as possible to make it safer for operators and easier for them to protect themselves and others. In addition to Autocar’s current suite of safety features, like a distraction-free dashboard, ADAM offers the following upgraded competitive advantages.
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Complete OEM Integration
By directly integrating into the truck’s infrastructure with Autocar‘s premier Power of One® fabrication process, ADAM™ removes the need for aftermarket installations – such as destructive methods like cutting into brake lines and splicing into electrical harnesses – and ensures maximum system compatibility.
Designed to Enhance Existing Systems
ADAM™ is designed to work with a vehicle’s anti-lock braking system (ABS) and pneumatic braking equipment. Instead of bypassing these safety features, like other options in the market, ADAM™ uses them to more effectively avoid collisions with people and property. As a result, the truck has an autonomous braking system that will not only warn about people in the danger zone, but will also stop the truck if the operator does not – and do so faster than human reaction times.
SOURCE: PRNewswire