New Mack Granite leads industry in safety technology
The new Mack Granite vocational truck offers unmatched safety with active features like pedestrian detection and passive innovations like roll-over protection.
What Happened
The Mack Granite, known for durability, now integrates a comprehensive safety package. Passive safety includes a high-strength steel cab that meets European crash standards and a frontal airbag. Active safety features include Traffic Sign Recognition, Lane Keeping Assist, and pedestrian detection on both front and sides.
- Engine shuts down immediately
- Doors unlock for fast exit
- Interior lights illuminate
- Hazard lights engage
- Parking brake sets automatically
- E-Call 911 initiates
Mack Protect enhances ADAS with new Driver Awareness Support that monitors lane movement and alerts the driver. The new Heads-Up Display provides collision warnings, and side radars offer alert capability on both sides.
“We launched our new Pioneer last year, and the safety features on the Pioneer continue with the Granite. It is a direct carry-over in safety from what we have on the highway trucks.”
Why this matters
Vocational trucks often operate in dangerous environments, and Mack's new safety suite aims to reduce crashes and protect drivers with industry-first technologies.
Terms in This Story
- vocational truck
- A truck designed for specific work tasks like construction, snow plowing, or concrete pumping.
- ADAS
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems; technologies that help drivers by automating or enhancing safety tasks.
- passive safety
- Safety features that protect occupants during a crash, such as airbags and strong cabs.
- active safety
- Safety features that help prevent crashes, such as automatic braking and lane keeping.
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