Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, a Knorr-Bremse company that supplies air brake and active safety systems, is integrating Aeva’s 4D LiDAR into the collision mitigation solutions it builds for Class 8 mass-production trucks — a North American market of roughly 300,000 new heavy trucks a year. The development program pairs Aeva’s 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software with Bendix’s future active safety systems, advancing a partnership the two companies opened last year. Bendix Fusion, the company’s collision mitigation and active safety platform, is available across most major Class 8 OEM platforms and offers a path to put the new sensing hardware into high-volume production.
Highlights
- Bendix is integrating Aeva’s 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software into its collision mitigation systems for Class 8 mass-production trucks.
- The collaboration targets a North American market of approximately 300,000 new Class 8 trucks sold annually.
- Bendix Fusion, the company’s collision mitigation and active safety platform, runs across most major Class 8 OEM platforms and provides the high-volume production path.
- Bendix and Aeva describe the effort as one of the industry’s first 4D LiDAR-based programs aimed at commercial-vehicle active safety.
A LiDAR Upgrade for Collision Mitigation
The program advances a partnership the two companies began last year, when Bendix set out to bring Aeva’s sensing platform into its active safety roadmap. The new agreement pushes that work toward mass production, feeding Aeva’s 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software into the collision mitigation systems Bendix supplies for high-volume Class 8 trucks. Aeva says its 4D LiDAR detects velocity and position simultaneously, data the partners expect to improve performance in critical driving scenarios.
Bendix is positioning Fusion as the route to deployment. As the company’s collision mitigation and active safety platform across most major Class 8 OEM platforms, Fusion gives the program a scalable way to move LiDAR-based sensing from test fleets into production trucks. The companies call the effort one of the industry’s first 4D LiDAR-based programs targeting commercial-vehicle active safety.
The agreement also marks a broader industry shift toward LiDAR — both for higher levels of autonomy and for driver assistance systems, where stronger perception can support safety performance. Bendix and Aeva first paired up last year on active safety for Class 8 trucks; the new development program moves that effort toward production.
What Bendix and Aeva Said
Mike Tober, chief technology officer at Bendix, framed the program as an extension of the company’s existing work with Aeva. “We’re excited to expand our work with Aeva through this program as we continue advancing safety technologies for commercial vehicle fleets,” he said. “Aeva’s 4D LiDAR provides capabilities that can improve system performance in critical driving scenarios, helping support the next generation of collision mitigation solutions that perform more effectively across a wider range of real-world operating conditions.”
Mina Rezk, co-founder and chief technology officer at Aeva, described the agreement as a step toward volume production. “This program represents an important milestone in our collaboration with Bendix and a significant step toward mass production of a first-of-its-kind LiDAR-based driver assistance solution for commercial vehicles,” he said. “By combining Aeva’s 4D LiDAR with Bendix’s industry-leading safety platform, we are positioned to deliver next-generation LiDAR-based solutions that enhance safety and performance for commercial vehicle fleets at scale.”
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