USE OF ACOUSTIC VEHICLE ALERTING SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY POWERED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES

A vehicle control unit for an electrically powered vehicle unit, the vehicle control unit comprising at least one input port arranged to receive data associated with a status of one or more electrical system components , the vehicle control unit comprising an output port arranged to trigger a warning signal by an acoustic vehicle alerting system, AVAS, wherein the vehicle control unit is arranged to detect onset of an electrical system fault condition based on the received data, and to trigger a warning signal by the AVAS in case an electrical system fault condition is detected.