Volvo Trucks To Introduce Next Iteration Of Volvo Active Driver Assist For The VNR, VNL & VNX Lines

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Volvo Active Driver Assist 2.0 will release later this year as a standard feature for VNL and VNR trucks and as an option for VNX models. (Photo courtesy of Volvo.)

The second generation of Volvo Active Driver Assist (VADA) will come standard on new Volvo VNR and VNL trucks and be available as an option for VNX models in the third quarter of 2019. Introduced in 2017, VADA is a collision mitigation system that uses radar, cameras, and sensors to ensure the truck stays in its lane, maintains a safe distance from the vehicle in front, and automatically applies emergency brakes when necessary. VADA 2.0 features several new upgrades that make the system more accurate, and Volvo will continue to introduce new updates throughout 2020.

“We are excited to introduce Volvo Active Driver Assist 2.0 as standard in our truck models, representing the next generation of active safety products,” said Ashraf Makki, product marketing manager, technology, for Volvo Trucks North America. “Every feature included in this new technology enables our products to run more efficiently, and offers additional safety benefits for our customers and professional drivers.”

VADA 2.0 Enhancements

Volvo’s Automatic Emergency Braking feature produces audio and visual alerts in case of a potential collision and automatically slows the vehicle down if the operator doesn’t act. VADA 2.0 expands upon that and allows the system “to operate across multiple lanes of traffic,” the company says. Adaptive Cruise Control has a Cruise Auto Resume feature that brings the truck back up to the proper speed as long as it stays above 10 mph (16.1 km/h). Driver Awareness Support introduces a camera mounted to the windshield to collect information and aid in future operator training.

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Highway Departure Warning and Braking (HDB) are two systems that work hand-in-hand and will see several improvements with the launch of VADA 2.0. LDW detects when the truck is veering out of its lane without signaling and notifies the operator. VADA 2.0 lets drivers adjust volume levels or even mute the system for up to 10 minutes. HDB is an extra layer of protection that “automatically activates if the driver does not take corrective action after a Lane Departure Warning,” Volvo explains. In that event, the system slows the truck down to a “pre-defined” speed.

More To Come

Volvo offers a preview of what is to come with VADA 2.0 in the future, and those will include further updates to Adaptive Cruise Control to include Traffic Stop & Driver Go as well as the addition of “audible alert adjustment” to Lane Change Support and support for “standalone data capture options without the need for Lane Departure Warning.”

Source: Volvo

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