Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2011 North American Product Leadership of the Year Award in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Systems Market. Frost & Sullivan is honoring Bendix for its Wingman Advanced collision mitigation technology.
According to Bendix, the Wingman Advanced has evolved from the company’s Wingman ACB (Active Cruise with Braking technology), and delivers adaptive cruise control with braking features, along with collision mitigation technology. The Wingman technology was launched in 2009. The system builds upon the company’s full-stability technology (Bendix’s Electronic Stability Program), and is said to provide fleets with a system that can help drivers in collision, rollover and loss-of-control situations.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
In determining the Product Leadership of the Year Award, Frost & Sullivan measured products against five benchmarking criteria: features and functionality, innovation, acceptance in the marketplace, customer value enhancements and quality. According to Frost & Sullivan, the Bendix Wingman Advanced system earned the award because it takes the integrated safety systems market to the next level by combining three critical active safety technologies — electronic stability control, adaptive cruise control with braking, and forward collision mitigation braking and warning — into a single unit.
Among the innovative technologies differentiating Bendix Wingman Advanced from similar solutions, Frost & Sullivan cites full-stability control offered by the Bendix ESP platform and stationary object detection.
“Bendix is honored to receive this prestigious award from Frost & Sullivan,” says Kevin Romanchok, product line director of electronics at Bendix. “We believe the Bendix Wingman Advanced solution is the latest step forward in commercial vehicle safety. It further demonstrates the company’s commitment to the safety of our nation’s roadways, while delivering cost-effective, active safety solutions that help fleets and drivers, especially in the current CSA environment.”
