Chevrolet has made the 2018 Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle an ever safer vehicle for officers after it announced a new active safety feature package on Monday.
The Enhanced Driver Assist Package will add five different active safety technologies with low speed forward automatic braking a first for any pursuit-rated vehicled. The system applies the brakes to help reduce a collision’s severity if the vehicle is traveling at a low speed and the system detects that a front-end collision is imminent.
Other technologies on board include:
- Forward collision alert
- Lane keep assist with lane departure warning
- Safety alert driver seat
- Power adjustable pedals
Chevrolet noted the benefits of forward collision alert and automatic braking, in particular. The IIHS said in 2017 that with both technologies combined, the rate of rear-end crashes decreased by 50 percent.
The brand updated its police fleet offerings quietly this past March and added the current-generation Impala to the PPV fleet. The car directly replaces the previous-generation Impala and the now-discontinued Chevrolet Caprice PPV.
Comments
Will the automatic braking function be selectable, if not, so much for the PIT maneuver!
” low speed forward automatic braking” I’m thinking anything under 30.
Will it also have the rear seat reminder? Don’t want to leave a suspect in a hot vehicle.
Too bad is doesn’t come with the 6.2L V8 that will be available in the 2018 Tahoe RST.