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H.E.L.P. Roadside Assistance is On the Way —Thanks to New Tech Coming to VW

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When it comes to your car being disabled on the side of the road and waiting for roadside assistance, our smart cars can become pretty stupid fast. Cars these days are so much smarter than they were even 10 years ago. They’re crammed with tech, screens, amazing sound systems, and advanced driver assistance that can even include hands-free driving.

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Volkswagen adds new collision avoidance alerts to its suite of VW Car-Net® connected vehicle services

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Reston, VA (October 28, 2024) — Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced new collision avoidance alerts that can provide advance warning to Volkswagen drivers of oncoming roadside hazards and notify certain oncoming vehicles that a Volkswagen vehicle is disabled. Starting later this fall, this feature will be included with VW Car-Net Safe & Secure subscriptions at no additional charge for most MY24 and MY25 Volkswagen vehicles equipped with the proper technology.

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H.E.L.P.® Alerts Included in Volkswagen Suite of Safety-Enhancing Vehicle Features

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 HOUSTON, TX (October 28, 2024) — Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) announced today that Volkswagen of America, Inc. is launching a suite of advance warning communication features that improve driver awareness and road safety. These innovations include ESS’ H.E.L.P. Digital Alerts, which sends digital notifications to warn oncoming vehicles when a Volkswagen vehicle is disabled, and real-time in-dash notifications to help Volkswagen drivers avoid potential hazards on the road ahead. 

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Emergency Safety Solutions Selected by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Site Experience Education Program

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HOUSTON (August 21, 2024) – When you bring much-needed visibility to a tragic, growing yet largely overlooked roadway safety problem – and invent a novel, lifesaving solution to help prevent it from happening in the first place – important pockets of U.S. government tend to take notice. 

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Study Refresh: More Than 60 People Injured or Killed Daily Along U.S. Roadways Due to Crashes into Disabled and Vulnerable Passenger Vehicles

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NEW YORK (March 26, 2024) — Despite the universal adoption of hazard lights on both passenger and commercial vehicles and various regulatory initiatives aimed at enhancing roadway safety, the incidence of individuals being struck, injured or fatally wounded each year in America while attending to a disabled or vulnerable vehicle continues to escalate at an alarming pace.

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This Company Is Shining A Light On Roadside Safety

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Tesla has uploaded the ESS technology to nearly 2 million of its vehicles while VW, Stellantis continue testing.

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Hazard Lights Move into the Modern Era

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An all-new take on hazard lights has caught the attention of both fleets and truck OEMs.

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ESS and Volkswagen Collaborate to Demonstrate Breakthrough Cross-Automaker Safety Communications at CES 2024

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HOUSTON (January 4, 2024) — Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS) will showcase a dramatically safer reality for drivers and occupants of disabled and vulnerable vehicles at CES 2024 and the COVESA CES 2024 Networking Reception in January, presenting a breakthrough solution that significantly enhances foundational safety for all roadway users.

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Texas leads nation in deadly roadside crashes

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One Houston company is pushing a creative solution to the problem.

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Safely Aware: Industry-Leading V2X Activation Equips 1.8 Million Stellantis Vehicles with Emergency Vehicle Alert System

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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, USA - More than 1.8 million Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and Jeep® brand vehicles on the road in the United States and Canada give drivers in-vehicle notification of an active fire truck, ambulance or other nearby roadway hazards with the Emergency Vehicle Alert System (EVAS) feature of the Uconnect connected vehicle platform.

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HELP: Stellantis tests alerts for disabled vehicles ahead

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Auburn Hills — The maker of Jeep SUVs, Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles said Tuesday it's testing infotainment screen pop-up messages to alert drivers of upcoming disabled vehicles.

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If cars could talk, they’d warn you about danger ahead, like this new system

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A new combination of safety features is already delivering alerts to millions of vehicles, improving the safety of everything from first responders to delivery vans in your neighborhood. The manufacturer expects automakers around the world to add the feature to their vehicles soon.

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Alabama Law Enforcement Agency encourages moving over for disabled vehicles on the roadway after 8 traffic fatalities in Jefferson County over the weekend

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - ALEA is encouraging drivers to try and move over for cars pulled off on the side of the road. This past weekend, 8 people died in Jefferson County from traffic crashes and two of those victims were hit by another car while they waited next to their broken down vehicles.

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FL’s Move Over law isn’t stopping deadly crashes, but could upgraded car technology help?

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TAMPA, Fla. — Drivers who refuse to slow down and move over when a vehicle is stopped on the side of the road have become all too common in Florida.Images provided by law enforcement agencies capture the shocking consequences when drivers ignore the state's more than 20-year-old law.

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Automotive Mobility Solutions and Technology Leader Timothy VanGoethem Joins Emergency Safety Solutions as Chief Product Officer 

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HOUSTON – (February 21, 2023) – Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®) which revolutionizes vehicle hazard warning systems to help prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants, announced today that Tim VanGoethem – pioneering automotive mobility platform and communications technology innovator – has joined the company as Chief Product Officer. 

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Emergency Safety Solutions Taps Former NHTSA Administrator Dr. Ricardo Martinez as Senior Safety Advisor (Press Release)

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HOUSTON – (December 8, 2022) – Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®), which revolutionizes vehicle hazard warning systems to help prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants, announced today Ricardo Martinez, MD, FACEP will assist the company in its efforts to work with U.S. federal and state governments to enhance awareness of the growing disabled vehicle safety problem and ESS’ breakthrough solution to address it.

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ESS and VOXX Electronics named 2023 CES Innovation Award Honoree for bringing lifesaving H.E.L.P.® to market

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Emergency Safety Solutions and our partner VOXX Electronics have been recognized as a 2023 Innovation Award Honoree in the In-Vehicle Entertainment & Safety Category for our efforts to bring our breakthrough, life-saving, H.E.L.P.® (Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol) safety feature to market.

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Emergency Safety Solutions and Roadside Telematics Corp. Execute Collaboration Agreement to Incorporate H.E.L.P.® Lighting Alerts into ROADMEDIC® Next Generation 9-1-1 Solution

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HOUSTON (November 1, 2022) – Emergency Safety Solutions, (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®), which revolutionizes vehicle hazard warning systems, announced today it has signed a collaboration agreement with automotive 9-1-1 software provider Roadside Telematics Corp. (RTC) to include ESS’ H.E.L.P. advanced vehicle hazard warning technology within the ROADMEDIC® intelligent crash data software platform to enable global automakers to significantly enhance post-crash emergency response.

Tesla Will Equip Its Vehicles With Upgraded H.E.L.P. Emergency Flashers

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The third-party tech uses a combination of lights and GPS alerts to warn other drivers of a disabled vehicle.

Tesla secures a deal to make cars safer through an over-the-air update

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Tesla has signed a global agreement with Emergency Safety Solutions to implement a new vehicle hazard-warning system in its vehicles.

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Emergency Safety Solutions Inks Deal with Tesla for Global Implementation of H.E.L.P. Technology

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HOUSTON – (October 12, 2022) – Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®) which revolutionizes vehicle hazard warning systems to help prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants, announced today it has signed a global agreement with Tesla, Inc. to deploy H.E.L.P. on Tesla models initially in North America via over-the-air software update.

Tesla is installing new technology to prevent disabled vehicle accidents

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Tesla has signed a major deal with Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc., to implement the company’s Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P) technology.

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AutoNews Now: Revolutionary emergency hazard lights

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This October 12, 2022 Automotive News / AutoNews video story examines how ESS’ H.E.L.P. technology is revolutionizing vehicle hazard warning systems to prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants.

Tanker Fleet Pilots New Advanced Hazard Avoidance Tech

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Truck traffic in the Permian Basin has exploded in recent years as crude oil is transported to Gulf Coast refineries in Texas and fracking activities have expanded. Yet the road infrastructure has largely stayed the same.

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Connected Vehicle Industry Leader Tom Metzger Joins Emergency Safety Solutions as CEO

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HOUSTON – (September 6, 2022) – Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®) which revolutionizes vehicle hazard warning systems to help prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants, announced today it has appointed Tom Metzger as its new chief executive officer.

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ESS and VOXX Automotive Ink Deal to Make H.E.L.P.® Intelligent Emergency Communications Available to Virtually Every Passenger and Commercial Vehicle on the Road

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HOUSTON (August 16, 2022) – Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.®) which revolutionizes vehicle hazard warning systems to prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants, announced today it is partnering with VOXX Automotive to make H.E.L.P.™ available to virtually every passenger and commercial vehicle on the road.

Roadside Safety Requires Immediate Action

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Cars are smarter. So why are so many disabled vehicles being hit?

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Indeca Crude Xpress Adds New H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ Intelligent Emergency Communications Solution to its Truck Fleet

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HOUSTON, Texas - (June 29, 2022) – Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) announced today it has completed the first phase of installations of its revolutionary new H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ (Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol) safety feature in Indeca Crude Xpress oil-hauling trucks. This is the first commercial truck application for the intelligent emergency communications solution.

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Virginia Tech Study Confirms Higher Frequency Hazard Lighting Provides Significant Safety Improvement Over Traditional Hazard Lights

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HOUSTON – (June 1, 2022) – A new on-road study conducted by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that more obvious and visible hazard lighting improved advance warning to oncoming drivers – resulting in direct driver responses that help to prevent crashes into disabled and vulnerable vehicles and their occupants.

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Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League and Former Mayor of New Orleans, Joins Emergency Safety Solutions Board of Directors

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Emergency Safety Solutions, Inc. (ESS), creator of the Hazard Enhanced Location Protocol (H.E.L.P.) solution that provides advanced visual and digital warning of disabled vehicles on or near the roadway, today announced that Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans, has joined the ESS Board of Directors. (Please click to view full press release)

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ESS Technology Supports Key Areas of New U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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HOUSTON, Texas - (November 15, 2021) – Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) announced today it is in full support of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law this afternoon by President Biden, which provides funding and other provisions for enhancing the safety of both disabled vehicles and emergency responders on America’s roadways. (Please click to view full press release)

Virginia Tech Evaluation of Hazard Lighting Attributes

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Click here to view a comprehensive evaluation by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institution of the ESS H.E.L.P. Hazard Lighting System

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NFL Legend Joe Theismann Joins Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) as National Spokesperson

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Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) announced today that NFL legend and former quarterback of the Washington Football Team, Joe Theismann, has joined the company as a national spokesperson and shareholder. 

Stopped-vehicle crashes result in hundreds of fatalities per year

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Hundreds of people are killed and thousands are injured each year in crashes involving stopped or disabled vehicles

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Emergency Safety Solutions Launches “Get Noticed. Get HELP."

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HOUSTON, Texas - (June 2, 2021) – Every seven minutes on U.S. roadways, a disabled vehicle is struck by an oncoming motorist.

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Clifford Swint Joins Emergency Safety Solutions Board of Directors

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Swint brings with him a broad range of business and leadership experience from various industries, as well as a long track record as a champion for diversity, equality and opportunity.

More drivers die outside disabled vehicles in Texas than anywhere else in the country, report finds

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He was driving there from a Christmas party early one December morning, less than two weeks before the holiday, then hit a guardrail on a service road around 4:30 a.m. in northeast Harris County. He called his mother.

Emergency Safety Solutions Nationally Certified as a Minority Business Enterprise

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ESS was recently nationally certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC).

Your Car’s Emergency Flashers Could Get a Major Upgrade Soon – Here’s Why

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One of the oldest — and possibly least effective — auto safety features may be getting a 21st-century upgrade...

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Revolutionary H.E.L.P. Vehicle Hazard Lighting Solution Makes Disabled Cars More Visible

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Emergency Safety Solutions aims to greatly reduce disabled vehicle-involved crashes with dramatically more visible emergency hazard lighting, supplemental digital advanced warning to oncoming traffic

This Has Been a Trying Year. Chris Smith Knows As Well As Anyone

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He turned on his phone, logged into FaceTime and watched alone as friends and family mourned the loss of the person who meant the most to him.

Road Hazards Could Be Seen In A New Light

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After former Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith’s girlfriend Petara Cordero died in a disabled vehicle accident in Ohio last year, he agreed to promote a new technology that could help prevent similar tragedies...

Quicker, Flashier Hazard Lights Could Be Here Next Year

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One company thinks it has a way to make lights more noticeable on vehicles disabled by the side of the road.

Emergency Safety Solutions Uncovers Significant Roadway Safety Hazard

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Emergency Safety Solutions (ESS) today announced that in the third quarter of 2019, the company has documented and validated a new safety case – a previously unidentified root cause of preventable, but often fatal, roadway accidents.

Startup Aims To Shine A Light On Roadside Wrecks

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Speeding the frequency of existing hazard lights promises to significantly improve visibility and decrease accident rates 11/4/2020

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