Latest OnGuard system enters production

April 3, 2013
Meritor WABCO announces the immediate availability of its next-generation OnGuard collision mitigation system. The new system is already in production at two major OEM nameplates; two more OEMs begin production in the second quarter of 2013

Meritor WABCO announces the immediate availability of its next-generation OnGuard collision mitigation system. The new system is already in production at two major OEM nameplates; two more OEMs begin production in the second quarter of 2013.

Key enhancements for this generation of OnGuard include:

•A 33% longer forward radar range with long- and mid-range detection capability that expands the total width of radar coverage

•Auto alignment that assures faster and easier installation, eliminating the need for periodic, manual adjustments usually associated with normal operating conditions

•Stationary object warning that provides critical and reliable driver warnings on approach to stationary vehicles, while minimizing the potential of non-essential warnings from other, non-threatening objects

•Evasive maneuver check offered by the new long- and mid-range detection radar technology. This provides enhanced vehicle and driver visibility into adjacent freeway lanes. If the system recognizes the potential for an imminent rear-end collision and detects an object in an adjacent lane, it immediately determines that the vehicle cannot perform a safe evasive maneuver and optimizes the vehicle’s warning response and potential brake application accordingly

The latest generation of OnGuard continues to include the “haptic warning” capability pioneered with the first generation. This feature provides a rapid and noticeable brake “pulse” signal to the driver in the warning period before a collision mitigation braking event occurs, attempting to re-engage the driver to respond as quickly as possible.

For additional product information or to order, call 866-668-7221 or access www.meritorwabco.com.