Autocar released a smart battery cable designed to reduce the risk of electrical fires in refuse trucks, the company announced Friday.
"Our customers work in one of the toughest industries out there," says Juan Higgs, ACX chief of engineering. "They depend on us to help them get home safe at the end of the day. That's why we built ADAM and developed the Smart Battery Cable. Because safety isn't an afterthought to us. It's our purpose from the very beginning."
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The cable is designed for use in the Autocar ACX. It provides detection of potential rub-through and is engineered to alert the operator on the display in the cab in the event of a short circuit. The operator can then take action to prevent potential ignition. The cable can also be used with a vehicle crank interlock to ensure the truck cannot be started again without an operator's permission after an inspection or repairs.
Autocar says select configurations of the ACX have the cable now and it will be standard across all configurations by 2027.
