As competition in the logistics industry intensifies, truck drivers face increasing workloads and growing fatigue from long-haul journeys, while logistics companies grapple with the dual predicament of high costs and stagnant efficiency. “Ensuring safety, controlling expenses, and improving efficiency” has become a core demand urgently needing to be addressed by both parties. Insightful of this industry pain point, Great Wall Commercial Vehicles engaged in in-depth co-creation with frontline truck drivers, accurately targeting real operational needs to launch Great Wall Heavy Truck’s first “Escort Driving Assistance System”.
Building an Escort System Better Suited for Heavy Truck Operational Scenarios
In the early development stage of Great Wall Heavy Truck’s “Escort Driving Assistance System”, the R&D team researched and tested various cutting-edge technical solutions. However, after in-depth communication with numerous truck drivers and logistics enterprises, it was discovered that some functions were rarely used in real heavy truck operational scenarios. Ultimately, the Great Wall Commercial Vehicles team opted for a more pragmatic technical path, focusing on creating an “Escort Driving Assistance System” truly aligned with the needs of heavy trucks in highway operational scenarios.
By integrating perception hardware consisting of 1 forward-looking camera and 5 radars (1V5R), the system is specially developed and calibrated for the actual operational conditions of heavy trucks, creating an tireless “intelligent co-pilot”. It can implement highway trunk line assistance functions such as ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking), Lane Keeping, and Lane Change/Overtaking, while adding features like BSD (Blind Spot Detection) for left and right sides. By reducing mechanical repetitive driving actions, it relieves truck drivers from physical exhaustion, enabling their professional value to shift from “manual laborers” to “intelligent equipment operators”.
Making Heavy Truck Driving Easier and Safer
Great Wall Heavy Truck’s “Escort Driving Assistance System” is also equipped with four major functions: Road Speed Limit Recognition, Overtaking Evasion, Predictive Cruise Control, and Humanized Interaction. It accurately identifies road speed limit signs through the camera, avoiding speeding risks through reminders, alarms, and adjusting cruise speed to reduce fines and safety hazards. In Highway NOA (Navigation on Autopilot) mode, it can automatically execute lane changes and overtaking without driver intervention, then return to the right lane. The Overtaking Evasion function slightly steers away when passing large vehicles, reserving safe space and providing drivers with full confidence and peace of mind.
Predictive Cruise Control can pre-acquire information about the slope and curvature of the road ahead, rationally planning vehicle speed. This not only reduces cargo risks and rollover hazards but also improves fuel economy by minimizing speed fluctuations.
Notably, Great Wall Heavy Trucks equipped with this system recently successfully completed multiple high-standard safety test demonstrations at the “China-Europe Commercial Vehicle Evaluation Technology Collaborative Innovation Seminar and Training Session”. Its stable and reliable performance has been highly recognized by experts at home and abroad, proving its international competitiveness in the field of active safety technology.
Starting from truck drivers’ driving experience and aligning with logistics enterprises’ operational needs, Great Wall Heavy Truck’s “Escort Driving Assistance System” achieves a win-win situation for drivers (easier driving and safety protection) and enterprises (cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and enhanced competitiveness) through practical scenario-based solutions. In the future, Great Wall Commercial Vehicles will continue to deepen its understanding of user needs, injecting strong momentum into the high-quality development of the logistics industry with more practical and valuable technological innovations, and safeguarding the safety and efficiency of every wealth-creation journey.
