Bendix Demonstrating Technologies In Washington, D.C.

Continuing in its efforts to educate key stakeholders about the value and importance of advanced safety, fuel economy and environmental technologies for commercial vehicle operators, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC will offer legislators, governmental agencies, industry organizations, fleets, and owner-operators the opportunity to experience these advances firsthand in the nation’s capital.

Bendix, the North American developer and manufacturer of active safety, energy management, and braking solutions, will demonstrate for the third consecutive year technologies that are available today or forthcoming during demonstrations running throughout the day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 14 and 15 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) will kick off the event on September 14. Sutton, a strong proponent of commercial vehicle safety and a leading supporter of active safety technologies will take the first ride in a truck outfitted with the Bendix ESP full-stability system and Bendix Wingman Advanced – A Collision Mitigation Technology.

From the seat of a truck cab or motor coach, participants will experience firsthand the performance and effectiveness of the range of Bendix advanced safety and fuel-saving technologies available today. These systems are designed to help drivers mitigate rollover, loss-of-control and rear-end collision situations, while others alert drivers to stationary objects in the vehicle’s path of travel and/or an unintended departure from the current lane of travel.

As a part of its Washington, D.C., visit, Bendix will have available systems that feature information to help fleets strengthen driver performance, along with technologies to help improve stopping distance. Demo participants will also have the chance to learn about the innovative Bendix air management solutions that deliver solid performance, along with improved fuel economy and lower emissions. And finally, the Bendix team will offer demo participants a glimpse of several future technologies designed to integrate video and radar.

“There is no better way to show someone how our technologies and solutions can help mitigate accidents, improve fuel economy, and reduce emissions than by a demonstration allowing attendees to see firsthand how the technologies work,” says Fred Andersky, Bendix director of government relations. “While no technology can replace a skilled and safe driver, advanced technologies such as full stability, collision mitigation, lane departure warning, and others can help to protect the safety of all motorists on our roadways.”

Bendix ESP is a full-stability system that helps mitigate rollovers and loss-of-control situations, and Bendix Wingman ACB, an approach to active cruise with braking, is designed to help drivers maintain a safe following distance behind vehicles in their lane through warnings and active interventions, to help them potentially avoid, or lessen the severity of, rear-end collisions.

Bendix Wingman Advanced combines the power of adaptive cruise control with braking and always-available collision mitigation braking to deliver both warnings and active interventions to drivers to help mitigate rear-end collision situations. Bendix Wingman Advanced and Bendix Wingman ACB feature stationary object alerts that give drivers a head’s up on sizeable metallic objects in their lane of travel. Both systems build upon the company’s full-stability technology – Bendix ESP – providing fleets and owner-operators with a system that can help drivers in collisions, rollovers, and loss-of-control situations.