Isuzu, during the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Week 2021 virtual trade-show event Wednesday, announced several enhancements for its 2022 interim model year N-Series diesel trucks, including the addition of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) and a Lane Departure Warning System, and Electronic Vehicle Stability Control (EVSC).
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Shaun Skinner, president of both Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada, said his company sold 9,300 N-Series diesels last year, and plans to sell 11,000 this year on strength in the e-commerce and urban delivery segment.
The 2022i Isuzu N-Series diesel trucks will begin production in July, and will be available at its network of nearly 300 dealers in the U.S. in the third quarter this year.
ADAS warnings have been integrated to the instrument cluster.
Safety enhancements
EVSC will be standard on all 2022i N-Series diesel models. The platform monitors the truck’s steering wheel angle, individual wheel rotation speed and lateral G forces. When the system senses the vehicle is at risk of stability loss, it alerts the driver via an on-dash warning light, automatically reduces engine output and applies braking pressure as needed to help the truck maintain stability. EVSC works in tandem with Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)/traction control, an advanced traction-control system that works to provide grip when the truck is on loose or wet surfaces. ASR will also be standard on all 2022i N-Series diesel trucks. Both EVSC and ASR can be manually deactivated by the driver through switches located on the instrument panel.
