UPS said its new tractor-trailers delivered this year will have collision mitigation technology to improve safety on the road.
The technology alerts drivers to objects in front of the truck and moving objects around the truck, according to the Sandy Springs-based shipping giant. It will be standard equipment on all of the 2,600 new “Class 8” tractor-trailers UPS takes delivery of this year.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, rear-end crashes kill about 1,700 people and cause half a million injuries each year, and collision avoidance systems can prevent rear-end crashes or lessen their severity to save lives and reduce injuries. More than 80 percent of deaths and injuries from rear-end crashes “might have been mitigated had the vehicles been equipped with a collision avoidance system,” the NTSB said.
The collision mitigation systems on UPS’s new tractor-trailers also include lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise control to avoid collision by maintaining a constant distance from the vehicle in front by automatically slowing the UPS truck.
