ADAS ADAS-equipped Trucks Save Bucks by Ryan Gehm Bosch research finds one specific driver-assistance feature may reduce costs associated with property damage by up to 35% for Class 7 and 8 trucks. Heavy-duty trucks still are disproportionately involved in deadly crashes on U.S. roadways. " Ten percent of the fatalities involve large trucks when large trucks only account for 4 percent of the registered vehicles, " Kevin Chronicle, who's responsible for commercial-vehicle strategy in North America for Bosch, said at the 2021 SAE Government/Industry Digital Summit. New accident research from Bosch reveals that equipping heavy trucks with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as lateral actuator systems may significantly reduce the costs of accidents influenced by heavy trucks. Lateral actuator systems are ADAS solutions that provide automated steering input for functions like Lane Change Assist (LCA) and Lane Keeping Support (LKS). Daimler Trucks North America Bosch's lateral actuator system is part of the Detroit Assurance 5.0 package on Freightliner Cascadia trucks. 26 May 2021 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEERING