Rosco to Showcase Waste Truck Equipped with Mobileye Shield+ Technology at NYC Waste & Recycling Safety Symposium

Rosco, a leader in vision safety technology for commercial vehicles, will be featuring Mobileye Shield+ Technology at the Fourth NYC Waste & Recycling Safety Symposium. The safety symposium is hosted by leading organizations in the waste industry, including the NYC Business Integrity Commission (BIC), the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the National Waste and Recycling Association, and New Yorkers for Responsible Waste Management (NYRWM) at the DSNY Training Academy located at Floyd Bennett Field. The ongoing push for initiatives such as Vision Zero encourages improvements in regulations, training, and safety technology in all industries. Rosco will feature a waste truck equipped with the Mobileye® Shield+ Collision Avoidance System to demonstrate the advantages the technology offers as an Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS).

The number of cyclists and pedestrians on the road has increased across the nation. Drivers and fleet operators face new challenges as they share the roads with more vulnerable road users (VRUs). Statistics from the Department of Transportation show a spike in bicycle trips of 150% between 2006 and 2016. This uptick, along with the challenges of operating a large waste truck in an urban demands the highest level of awareness by the vehicle operator. While drivers of all automobile types experience blind spots, most cannot appreciate the complexities that come with operating a large truck and the limited visibility of the operator. These complexities multiply when the vehicle is turning; blind zones widen, and the probability of collisions increases. Mobileye Shield+ addresses these obstacles and assists operators in ensuring a safer driving environment.

Shield+ yields simple left, center, and right alarm interfaces that communicate audio and visual alerts to drivers based on the directional location of VRUs and the potential for collision. Utilizing smart cameras, the system identifies a variety of potential dangers on the road, such as other vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. An “intelligent” external alert system sends audible alerts to VRUs around the bus to ensure they are aware that the bus is within the vicinity and maneuvering around them.