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In case you don't know the bright orange Actros tractor is in fact the 10,000th Mercedes-Benz truck to be sold equipped with the German truck maket's 'Active Brake Assist' feature for emergency braking--but then you know all about it having recently seen my video clips on Biglorryblog! Here you see Hubert Troska, boss of Mercedes-Benz's trucks division on the right, handing over the anniversary Actros 1841 LS (and a special certificate), to Robert Gammisch, MD of 'Log-In' transport, one of the largest logistics operators in the
Just in case you're wondering, "Active Brake Assist" was launched in 2006, since when it has proven its worth in a combined total of over a billion kilometres on the road. In addition to be available for Mercedes trucks you can also get it on your Mercedes-Benz and Setra coach. When the system detects the possible chance of an ooh-nasty rear-end collision Active Brake Assist initiates emergency braking automatically if the driver fails to react in time. Which let's face it is alot on the motorway...
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