Bendix Wingman Fusion is standard for the on-highway flagship Kenworth T680 and optional for the Kenworth T880 vocational truck and Kenworth T270 and T370 conventional medium-duty models.
Kenworth customers will benefit from the new Highway Departure Braking (HDB) and Multi-Lane Autonomous Emergency Braking (MLAEB) features available in the latest Bendix Wingman Fusion, according to an announcement.
HDB builds upon Bendix Wingman Fusion’s existing lane-departure warning capability. HDB provides auditory and visual alerts to the driver and, if necessary, applies the foundation brakes to reduce vehicle speed if the system determines the vehicle has left the roadway unintentionally, the company says.
MLAEB can help the driver mitigate both the first, and potentially, second collision situation when more than one highway lane is blocked. Once a collision-mitigation braking event begins and the driver steers into an adjacent lane to avoid the forward vehicle, Bendix Wingman Fusion’s new MLAEB feature continues to apply the brakes — if needed — when it detects another forward vehicle blocking the path in the new traffic lane.
“Bendix Wingman Fusion is popular among fleets and truck operators. The system’s addition of Highway Departure Braking and Multi-Lane Autonomous Emergency Braking are important technologies that can benefit our customers,” says Laura Bloch, Kenworth assistant general manager, sales and marketing.
