Grote Unveils Roadside and Rear-End Collision Technologies
H.E.L.P. Uses Behaviorally Based Flashing Patterns for Oncoming Traffic
Key Takeaways:
- The 4SEE Rear-Collision Warning System uses data processing, a rear radar unit and an auxiliary strobe lamp to proactively warn following motorists.
- H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE uses behaviorally based flashing patterns to make oncoming drivers aware.
- Grote Networks' Andrew Grose: “Thirty percent of all accidents on the road today are rear collisions.”
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SAN DIEGO — Grote Industries debuted two services designed to address roadside and rear-end collision risks with digital and lighting alerts, the company announced Oct. 26.
The Madison, Ind.-based vehicle light and safety system company unveiled the new systems at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE uses behaviorally based flashing patterns to make oncoming drivers aware. The 4SEE Rear-Collision Warning System cautions when drivers follow too close.
, vice president and general manager at Grote Networks, said the systems were “realistically both related to a very dangerous and costly problem we have in the industry today. So within that, we have two specific developments.”
The 4SEE Rear-Collision Warning System uses data processing, a rear radar unit and an auxiliary strobe lamp to proactively warn following motorists when they are approaching too quickly in order to mitigate collision risks. The system was built onto the proprietary 4SEE Digital Harness to ensure secure data and lighting connections with the trailer.
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“We know that 30% of all accidents on the road today are rear collisions,” Grose said. “With the auxiliary strobe … we’re taking it to the next level from a reactive brake activated strobe to a proactive radar-based stroke. So this is calculating a time to collision, at any given point, of a car approaching the back of a truck, and just like your forward collision system works inside a car, it’s going to pick up the speed, and the delta speed, between the car and the back of the truck that it’s approaching and start to flash a light.”
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H.E.L.P. is designed to improve vehicle visibility by using a regulatory-compliant rapid flash pattern to raise awareness for oncoming traffic. This includes multiple different lights to create visual contrast, and synchronized flashing, to clearly outline the vehicle. Its accompanying digital alerts also will send real-time notifications directly into navigation apps and in-cab displays.
“This is a combination of both enhanced lighting, as well as digital alerts,” Grose said. “One thing to really note about this is if you think about being stopped on the side of the road, for every minute that you’re there, your chance of an accident goes up by 2.8%, for every minute on the side of the road. So, obviously, that’s a major issue that we want to be able to address.”
H.E.L.P. was developed in collaboration with Emergency Safety Solutions. The system helps to prevent crashes by warning oncoming motorists of dangers on the road ahead with digital notification and lighting. It is available in 4SEE or as a stand-alone smart trailer product.
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