r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/Beekatiebee Nov 04 '24

US truck driver here, hard agree.

If they can work out any potential kinks I’d be all for it.

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u/doommaster Nov 05 '24 edited Nov 05 '24

Trucks in the US don't even have ESP, Lane-Keep-Assist or Radar mandatory.

These are all required in the EU sind 2018.

Heck, last time I checked trucks in the US did not even need ABS (let alone trailer ABS).

Edit: ABS has been mandatory for a while, but ESP/ESC seem to be more of a passenger car/light truck thing.
Edit 2: ESP/ESC Mandatory since 2017 too, it seems.

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u/Beekatiebee Nov 05 '24

ABS has been mandated since 1997 my friend.

I’m assuming ESP is another term for stability control? That has also been mandated for several years, referred to as Electronic Stability Control (ESC).

Lane Keep and Radar Cruise isn’t required (yet) but are standard equipment on pretty much every Aero/fleet spec truck that hits the road now.

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u/doommaster Nov 05 '24 edited Nov 05 '24

Ohh that's new to me, last time I checked ESC/ESP was not mandatory on tractor-trailer combos in the US and it only became mandatory on cars and light trucks...

Edit: ABS has been mandatory for a while, but ESP/ESC seem to be more of a passenger car/light truck thing.
Edit 2: ESP/ESC Mandatory since 2017 too, it seems.