Meritor Wabco receives ITS America award

ITS America has honoured Meritor Wabco, a leading supplier of safety and control systems for commercial vehicles, with a national award recognizing OnGuard, the first radar based collision safety system to include collision warning, adaptive cruise control (ACC) with active braking and a collision mitigation system (CMS). The system assists the driver in maintaining a safe following distance and reduces the risk of rear-end collisions.
August 17, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
560 ITS America has honoured 6397 Meritor Wabco, a leading supplier of safety and control systems for commercial vehicles, with a national award recognizing OnGuard, the first radar based collision safety system to include collision warning, adaptive cruise control (ACC) with active braking and a collision mitigation system (CMS). The system assists the driver in maintaining a safe following distance and reduces the risk of rear-end collisions.

“ITS America is proud to honour Meritor Wabco, a company that is leading the way in the use of technology to improve safety in trucking and commercial fleets,” said Scott Belcher, president and CEO of ITS America. “Applications like OnGuard are crucial in helping alert the driver and decelerating the vehicle when a pre-set vehicle following distance is compromised, greatly reducing the impact of crashes. “

"Through continuous innovation and improvements, products like OnGuard are going a long way not only to decrease rear-end collisions, but also to create platforms for more intelligent safety systems down the road," said Jon Morrison, president and general manager of Meritor Wabco.

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