ZF DEBUTS ONGUARDMAX AND ONSIDEALERT ON NIKOLA HYDROGEN FUEL CELL ELECTRIC TRUCK

ZF and Nikola Corporation announced that ZF’s OnGuardMAX and OnSideALERT will be on Nikola’s hydrogen fuel cell electric truck, which is in production and being delivered to customers.

OnGuardMAX, ZF’s most advanced automatic emergency braking (AEB) system with autonomous functionality for commercial vehicles, is designed to assist drivers in recognizing and responding to possible dangerous traffic situations. Its sophisticated data integration combined with a high-tech camera and radar suite help the system autonomously detect, classify and react to moving and stationary objects such as: pedestrians, vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles. The system warns the driver of obstructions in the vehicle’s immediate path and, if necessary, can automatically slow the vehicle down or bring it to a full stop. This advanced object detection and autonomous braking capability further enables the new ZF system to help avoid or mitigate accidents involving pedestrians.

ZF’s OnSideALERT is a radar-based blind spot detection (BSD) system that continuously identifies a wide variety of stationary and moving objects in a vehicle’s blind spot. This technology helps prevent or mitigate side collisions.




Nikola’s advanced-technology hydrogen fuel cell electric truck features a range of up to 500 miles, expected to be among the longest ranges of all commercially available Class 8 zero tailpipe emission trucks. Its versatile applications range from drayage and intermodal to metro-regional truckload, and less-than-truckload to certain specialized hauling use cases.

The Nikola hydrogen fuel cell electric truck is now in production at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Ariz. and available at authorized dealerships.