New Collision Mitigation System Introduced For Freightliner Cascadia

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The Freightliner Cascadia is fully compatible with Detroit Assurance 4.0 platform, which now comes standard on all new models. (Photo courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America.)

It’s always exciting when advanced features become standard for a given truck model, and that’s exactly what’s happening for the Freightliner Cascadia line with Meritor EX+ L air disc brakes and the Detroit Assurance 4.0 collision mitigation system. Daimler Trucks North America made the announcement at the 2018 TMC Annual Meeting that took place March 5-8 in Atlanta, Georgia. Both of these technologies help make Freightliner Cascadia trucks even safer to drive and will go a long way in preventing potential accidents out on the road.

Detroit Assurance 4.0

Detroit Assurance 4.0 is a suite of safety-related technologies that work together to keep truck operators, pedestrians, and other drivers safe. This includes systems like Adaptive Cruise Control, which is designed to keep a safe distance between vehicles on the road, and Active Brake Assist, which can actually partially or entirely brake for the driver when necessary to prevent a potential accident. This is all part of the overall Detroit Assurance 4.0 collision mitigation system, which takes advantage of radar to detect distances and make decisions on-the-fly. If you want a little extra protection on top of standard features, you can also add other optional solutions including Lane Departure Warning and Side Object Detection.

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Meritor’s EX+ L air disc brakes now come standard on all new Freightliner Cascadia models starting in the spring of 2018. (Photo courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America.)

Meritor EX+ L Air Disc Brakes

Beginning in the spring of 2018, all new Freightliner Cascadia trucks will come with Meritor EX+ L air disc brakes standard. The brakes themselves are designed to be super-lightweight to ensure they don’t negatively impact other aspects of the truck while still maintaining a high level of performance. They are designed with twin pistons that are gear-synchronized in an effort to encourage uniform wear on the pads, which improves predictive maintenance and maintenance intervals in general. In addition to lasting longer and working efficiently, Meritor’s EX+ L air disc brakes are also designed to shorten the truck’s stopping distance, so they work perfectly with the Detroit Assurance 4.0 suite to react to potentially dangerous driving situations.

Source: Freightliner

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