Extending Benefits of H.E.L.P® to Commercial Delivery Vehicles
H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE’s™ digital and lighting alerts help prevent crashes by warning oncoming motorists of dangers on the road ahead.
A Dangerous, High-Cost Business
Accident Frequency and Insurance Claim Severity on the Rise
Commercial trucking represented 71% of tonnage carried by all modes of U.S. domestic freight transportation in 2017. With more trucks on the road, there were also more accidents, including a rise in fatalities.
According to the American Trucking Association:
Trucks were involved in 59% more accidents per mile than in 2010, despite new technologies and best efforts of regulators.
The number of people who died in large truck crashes was 48% higher than in 2009.
Beyond the Tragic Human Toll, These Crashes Come with Extensive Financial Impact:
Per estimates by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in 2018 the average cost for large-truck accidents was about $120,000, while crashes involving tractor-trailers averaged $382,000.
When fatalities were involved, the average cost rose to $4.8 million.
Stationary Commercial Vehicles are Highly Vulnerable and Present Crash Risks
Crashes into stationary, highly vulnerable large commercial trucks and other delivery vehicles on or along the roadway lead to thousands of preventable tragedies nationwide each year.
Nearly 25% of two-vehicle crashes involving large trucks occur when another vehicle hits them from the rear.
H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ Dramatically Increases Visibility of Stationary and Disabled Commercial Vehicles
VOXX H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE’s™ digital alerts and emergency lighting warn oncoming motorists much earlier of dangers on the road ahead by offering:
Intelligent deployment
Beyond line-of-sight digital alerts, highly conspicuous lighting
100% regulatory compliance (DeliverSAFE™ reverts to standard hazard lighting when vehicle is in motion)
Intelligent DeliverSAFE™ Emergency Mode
ENHANCED EMERGENCY LIGHTING
4.0-5.0 Hz Emergency Flash Rate on existing lights
Red or Amber LED
Optimized via Human Factors Science
AUTOMATIC DIGITAL ALERTS
Advanced Warnings to Oncoming Motorists
Platform and Hardware Agnostic
Three Deployment Methods
MANUAL ACTIVATION
When a driver is shouldered or disabled along the roadway, one push of the H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ button:
Immediately activates digital alerts and emergency lighting
Greatly enhances safety of the driver and oncoming drivers/vehicles
SEMI-AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT
DeliverSAFE™ can also be deployed semi-automatically when switched on:
When vehicle slows, regular hazard lights are displayed
When vehicle stops, lighting automatically changes to faster flash rate, and digital signal is deployed as an additional alert/warning to oncoming traffic
AUTO DEPLOYMENT
VOXX is working with truck OEMs to incorporate H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ into new-build trucks to deploy automatically upon:
Collision or airbag sensor
Rollover, tire blowout, driveline failure
Autonomous Driving System "safe stop"
H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ Use Case Examples
MEDIUM TO HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS
Shouldered or disabled on side of the road
Resting due to hours limits or off loading cargo
Vulnerable along roadways due to mechanical problems
Involved in an initial collision and stationary while awaiting first responders
LAST MILE DELIVERY
Parked or stopped on roadways
Urban - Frequent stops in urban settings to make deliveries
Residential - Frequent stops in suburban setting and residential streets
Rural - Frequently off loading packages at destination along high speed roadways
MUNICIPAL FLEETS
Highly effective conspicuous lighting grabs attention of oncoming drivers to protect municipal staff members while on the job
Advanced digital cues to alert oncoming motorists beyond line-of-sight
Safety for the Connected Commercial Vehicle
When H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE’s Emergency Mode is activated, alerts and notifications are automatically communicated to oncoming drivers through connections with traffic data and OEM cloud providers. In certain events, such as an airbag deployment, emergency responder channels are also notified with the information they need to respond efficiently.
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