PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1193394
PUBLISHER: Allied Market Research | PRODUCT CODE: 1193394
A hill assist system is integrated into vehicles for prevention of roll back on an inclination. The hill assist system holds a vehicle's brakes during the switch between the brake and acceleration pedals. The system includes use of sensors, brake actuators, and electronic control unit (ECU) to provide enhanced safety on inclined surfaces. Even though, the hill-start assist was initially available in premium vehicles, it has gained popularity in budget vehicles such as the Tata Nexon, Kia Sonet, Maruti Suzuki Swift, Honda City, Ford EcoSport, and others.
Passenger vehicles accounted for a significant share of the global hill-start assist system market. Several automobile manufacturers are launching new passenger cars integrated with hill-start assist system in the market, which is boosting the growth of the market. For instance, in July 2020, Honda launched its new BS-6 compliant passenger car Civic in diesel variant in India. It is equipped with safety features such as ABS with EBD, Hill start assist, airbags, vehicle stability assist, and others.
Several companies are also introducing new heavy commercial vehicles integrated with hill-start assist system in the market, which supplements the growth of the market. For instance, in August 2020, in India, Tata Motors launched its new 47.5-ton multi-axle tipper truck namely, Signa 4825.TK for surface transport of coal and construction goods. It is equipped with tilt & telescopic steering system, sleeper cabin, hill-start assist, and others. In addition, in 2020, Toyota introduced the new Hino 500 Series Crew Cab truck 1627 models. New models of crew cab 1627 truck offer features such as cruise control, hill start assist, and others.
The hill-start assist system market is segmented on the basis of vehicle type, vehicle propulsion, vehicle class, and region. By vehicle type, it is fragmented into passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, and heavy commercial vehicles. By vehicle propulsion, it is categorized into internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and electric and hybrid vehicles. By vehicle class, it is classified into luxury and economy. By region, the report is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
Some major companies operating in the market include BorgWarner Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Knorr-Bremse AG, BWI Group, Fujitsu Limited, HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, and Aisin Corporation.
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